sables

plural of sable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sables
Noun
  • Adding social services, mental health services and job training would go a long way toward helping far more people than banning mink coats.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Out stepped the Queen of Soul in a full-length mink coat.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Smaller animals, like these otters, use the crossings, too.
    Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The Fisher-Price soothe ‘n snuggle otter doubles as a soft, snuggly toy and a sound machine.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, marten populations shot up and the researchers began to see their scat in new areas.
    Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
  • This acquisition will improve the habitat for Wisconsin’s endangered American marten, which has been facing a dwindling habitat.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This mat from Nickel Designs Doormats features a fluffy white rabbit and an adorable pink heart.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The coyote was released later in Barrington Hills on 9 acres of private property, where rabbits and mice — not submarine sandwiches and chips — would be his daily fare.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Painter and Jensen have seen beavers, muskrats, pond turtles, deer and black bears roaming the grounds.
    David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Even in her early twenties, Long held staunch opinions on stocking colors and children’s frocks, Christmas cards and muskrat coats.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This is then gently buffed in using a chamois (a natural leather) tool.
    Tori Crowther, refinery29.com, 12 July 2024
  • These subtly slim joggers are the perfect swap for my chamois on the drive back home—soft, stretchy, and stink-resistant, thanks to their 85 percent merino wool construction.
    Lily Ritter, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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