coyote

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Recent Examples of coyote Soldiers and Kings, Jason De León A riveting work of narrative nonfiction, Jason De León’s book provides a window into the world of smugglers, known as coyotes, who guide Central American migrants across the border to the U.S. Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024 The engineers did as instructed, but the costume turned out to be a rat, not a coyote. IEEE Spectrum, 2 Dec. 2024 Species observed slipping through those 4-inch slots at least once included striped skunk, gray fox, raccoon, bobcat, coyote and javelina. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024 Keep your dog on a leash or use a coyote vest while walking your canines. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for coyote 
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Noun
  • After Helene struck, images flooded the news and the internet showing non-government volunteers airlifting supplies, climbing treacherous terrain in Tennessee, delivering aid in North Carolina by mule and goats and stepping up to deliver food, water and baby items.
    Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024
  • This includes bodysuits, puffer jackets, gloves, mules and athleisure essentials.
    Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Cartels and guerrillas in South America are similarly dependent on border-crossing drug smugglers and gunrunners for the tools of their trade.
    Paul J. Angelo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2020
  • Her father’s work as a gunrunner and pilot led the British authorities to throw him in jail, weeks after Ms. Mehta was born.
    Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • Five unnamed chip smugglers told The Information that they were not caught by Supermicro’s recent inspections.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The smugglers would move migrants on foot, inside microbuses, cattle trucks and tractor trailers, the indictment said.
    Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Some body lean and lack of steering connectivity means that the car is best as a comfortable cruiser and errand runner.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • As a result, the elite runners who have followed in Samuelson’s footsteps never have known a world in which women were barred from long-distance races.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This episode, in which Prohibition is reinstated in Springfield and Homer becomes a bootlegger known as the Beer Baron, pursued by an Elliot Ness-type crime fighter named Rex Banner, is one such episode.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In this modern fairy tale, McCullers creates the perfect love triangle: Miss Amelia the bootlegger, her ex-convict ex-husband, and the trickster Cousin Lymon.
    The Week US, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Coyote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coyote. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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