as in monkeys
an appealingly mischievous person
we could never resist the little urchin's pleas for candy
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Recent Examples of urchins
Cala Gaetano is the most breathtaking of all, both in awe and anxiety, where slippery steps without any barriers bring you to a secluded cove speckled with urchins.
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Kristina Kasparian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Kristina Kasparian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urchins
Noun
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For months, photos and videos of Punch with his orangutan and interacting with other monkeys in his exhibit went viral.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Video footage shared online shows an individual wearing a costume jumping down into the enclosure, prompting the monkeys to rush to the top of a rock structure as the intruder walks around before being pulled aside by a zoo employee.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Ash devils can hurl hot embers in all directions and spark new fires, but this one harmlessly dissipated without spreading the blaze further.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Other propaganda compared Native people to buffalo, cats, dogs, and devils.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Urchins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urchins. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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