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Recent Examples of coyote
Here's how far visitors should stay back from animals at Yellowstone, per NPS:
Bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose and coyotes: Stay more than 25 yards, or 75 feet, away
Bears, wolves and cougars: Stay at least 100 yards, or 300 feet, away
How many bison are at Yellowstone?
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 June 2025
That same advice applies to all large animals, like elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose, and coyotes.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 11 June 2025
The wolf species — once common in most of the eastern and southern United States — still exists but is critically endangered, partly because wolves in the wild often mate with coyotes and produce hybrid offspring.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The list is long, but the most common local wild species includes bobcats, coyotes, raccoons, deer, mountain lions, skunks, foxes, cottontail rabbits and opossums.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 June 2025
That same advice applies to all large animals, like elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose, and coyotes.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 11 June 2025
The wolf species — once common in most of the eastern and southern United States — still exists but is critically endangered, partly because wolves in the wild often mate with coyotes and produce hybrid offspring.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The list is long, but the most common local wild species includes bobcats, coyotes, raccoons, deer, mountain lions, skunks, foxes, cottontail rabbits and opossums.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coyote
Noun
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Carrying gear is the job of horses and mules, not people!—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
16 July 2025
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The Bayeux Museum in Normandy indicates that the intricate tapestry features 626 characters, 37 buildings, 41 ships and 202 horses and mules.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Driving Pa Beck back to his mansion, Reacher takes an odd swerve into family counselor mode, telling the gunrunner that his son deserves to know that the reason he’s been made to suffer these last five years is because, welp, his old man is a gunrunner.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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Driving Pa Beck back to his mansion, Reacher takes an odd swerve into family counselor mode, telling the gunrunner that his son deserves to know that the reason he’s been made to suffer these last five years is because, welp, his old man is a gunrunner.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Humanitarian groups have expressed concern that more migrants aided by smugglers will attempt even riskier routes to evade being apprehended by the Border Patrol.—
Nicol Leon,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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Fans are instead turning to unusual sources - including buying from smugglers.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The Ballon d’Or runner up is under fire for a poor 2024/2025 season which Los Blancos finished without major silverware, plus his sub-par performances at the Club World Cup this summer where Paris Saint-Germain knocked them out via a 4-0 thrashing administered in the semifinals.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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River runners are not to stop at Boat Beach but may continue to Pipe Creek Beach for exchanges.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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Her mother’s parents, the Pattis (her first name is her mother’s maiden name), were immigrant bootleggers; their sewing room had removable floorboards to hide whiskey.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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However, when a bootlegger is seen as simply trying to ride others’ success in a self-serving manner, community support quickly wanes, and job opportunities for the bootlegger can even dry out.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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“Coyote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coyote. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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