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as in pelt
the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value
furriers willing to pay good money for a lynx fur
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as in to silt
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Recent Examples of fur
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Prosecutors previously told jurors that some of the dogs had blood on their faces, fur or paws.
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Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
15 June 2026
USA TODAY,
27 Mar. 2020
Whether feathered or furred, all of these animals belong to the same political species: the bird-dogger.
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Samuel Ashworth,
Washington Post,
24 Feb. 2020
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Noun
In the footage, the larger male bear latches onto the smaller bear with its mouth, sinking its teeth into the animal, repeatedly ripping at the female bear's fur and skin.
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Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Prosecutors previously told jurors that some of the dogs had blood on their faces, fur or paws.
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Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
15 June 2026
Verb
Without the companion app, FurReal is still a responsive robot who makes calm, happy noises when kids pet it on its furred back, or barks a warning when its tail is tweaked.
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USA TODAY,
27 Mar. 2020
Whether feathered or furred, all of these animals belong to the same political species: the bird-dogger.
—
Samuel Ashworth,
Washington Post,
24 Feb. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fur
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Polyester, nylon, wool, elastane blends, and Tencel all work well—pure cotton and linen, not so much.
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Here, Friesenfaser works with materials connected to Nordfriesland, transforming them into pieces for the home and everyday life, from wool blankets to textile products and objects made with natural materials.
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Many have camped out along the edge of the piles of crushed concrete and rebar, awaiting any word of their relatives.
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But Carron happily pointed to a pile of recycled asphalt that has a different plan.
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These passages are called portages, a term derived from English and French trappers who, alongside Indigenous nations like the Ojibwe and the Dakota, collected pelts for the lucrative fur trade from the late 17th century to the early 19th.
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Maradona, for his part, repeatedly backheeled the ball while sprinting at full pelt, leaving England defenders unsure whether to follow the player or the ball.
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But the estuary, which had been silting up since the 11th century, had different ideas.
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The rock was originally silt on the seafloor that, it's argued, hosted early microbial life that was buried by more silt, leaving the carbon as their remains.
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The paddle brush, meanwhile, solved a nagging hair problem for me.
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Van Hecke jogged to the sideline after his blond hair had turned red from the blood.
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Sereed Toddler Balance Bike Say goodbye to your little one fighting nap time.
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Or at least squeezed in a solid couch nap with baseball/golf/soccer/primo history programming murmuring in the background.
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Yes, leather flats can be edgy, too—and this strappy option is proof.
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Even with the ebb and flow of its guests, the lobby, with its towering floral arrangements, red leather seating, and large arched windows, exudes a sense of calm–a point of relief in the beating heart of the city.
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Most at-home gel systems bundle an LED curing lamp, base coat, top coat, gel polish color and basic prep tools like a file and buffer.
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Here in the famous Festival Theatre, the sprite Ariel, played in splendidly sprightly fashion by Marissa Orjalo, opens up the top of a piano, a piece of island flotsam and Prospero, in the form of the veteran actor Geraint Wyn Davies, shoves his coat inside, throws up his hands and closes the lid.
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“Fur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fur. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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