as in dogs
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
a seedy saloon that attracts the most low-down, dirty varmints in town
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Noun
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Fire crews quickly confined and extinguished the blaze, however, searchers found three dogs dead, Bosse said.—
Jennifer Edwards Baker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Two young children and two dogs were killed as a result of a house fire Sunday in Jackson, Michigan, the Jackson Fire Department said.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But toads and frogs are also prey animals for owls, hawks, skunks, opossums, and raccoons.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
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At night, the desert comes alive with coyote howls, prowling skunks and the possibility of larger cats or black bears nearby.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Smarmy jerks can get obscenely wealthy in this country just by managing other people’s money.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, where most clients are great, some are jerks.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Deep cherry red, black, and white come together to create a whimsical world of dice, cards, sad clowns, and a ticking pocketwatch.—
Samantha Brash,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
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These clowns don't even have the courage of their pathetic White supremacist convictions.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 30,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Detroit seniors have long raised concerns about poor rental housing conditions from mold infestation and vermin to lack of heat and inadequate security measures.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There are no snakes, no venomous spiders, no large predators like wild cats or monkeys, and no scorpions.—
James Barrett,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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In videos shared on social media, handlers could be seen removing two snakes from Nwangene's home and a bystander was heard identifying one as a cobra.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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His work includes the maintenance of all 20 trails, data collection, search and rescue of lost hikers, and the culling of animals that threaten Saba's ecosystem, including rats.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Health advocacy groups such as the Center for Science in the Public Interest have long urged consumers to avoid products containing BHA because some studies have indicated that the chemical causes cancer in rats, mice and hamsters.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Varmints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/varmints. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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