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as in queen
a lovely woman
she's a real fox—smart, sassy, and sexy
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as in to puzzle
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
she won't be foxed by such telemarketing tricks
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as in to deceive
to get the better of through cleverness
no confidence man will ever fox me and get my hard-earned money
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Recent Examples of fox
Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
The fossil fuel foxes are guarding the climate henhouse, both in the United States and internationally.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2024
Raccoon: Raccoon is very similar to fox but rarely comes in any other colors besides that of a typical raccoon which is naturally ombré.
—Liana Satenstein, Marie Claire, 13 Feb. 2014
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Noun
Some have compared the idea of doctors setting their own payscale to the proverbial fox guarding the henhouse.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
The fossil fuel foxes are guarding the climate henhouse, both in the United States and internationally.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
The speech also tackled an issue that has foxed previous governments: reforming the House of Lords.
—Jill Lawless, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2024
Raccoon: Raccoon is very similar to fox but rarely comes in any other colors besides that of a typical raccoon which is naturally ombré.
—Liana Satenstein, Marie Claire, 13 Feb. 2014
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
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However, that night the daughter's cousins snuck into her room while everyone was sleeping and stole her new dolls.Rachel Flynn, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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Gi-hun relays some other hacks, including to hide behind others/out of view of the doll’s camera lenses, and as a result, a significant amount of players survive.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Dec. 2024
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These phenomena have puzzled scientists for decades, and data collected during Parker's mission promises to provide crucial insights.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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He was really puzzled by the Newport ’65 scenes at the end, however.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Mangione is also charged with using a forged instrument to deceive or injure another person.Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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The dogs and the customs agents at Dulles Airport were not deceived.Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, along his journey, Odysseus encounters iconic figures from Greek mythology, including the nymph Calypso, the sorceress Circe and the goddess Athena, all while striving to reunite with his family.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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One is the savior goddess Tara, as seen in a 14th-century gilt copper sculpture from Nepal.Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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But don’t despair, my scarred and scarring lovelies.Matt Thompson, Spin, 10 Sep. 2023
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Serve these layered lovelies in old-fashioned glasses to make the treat extra special.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2023
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That moment — when Edward Norton as Pete Seeger looks pointedly at an axe during Dylan’s electric set at the Newport Folk Festival — did baffle people.Aja Romano, Vox, 25 Dec. 2024
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Cut the Cord Elon Musk’s influence on President-elect Donald Trump continued to baffle late-night hosts on Thursday, after the tech mogul led the charge to scuttle a bipartisan spending deal.Trish Bendix, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Maryland enjoyed its most effective offensive outing since defeating Fairleigh Dickinson, 111-85, on Nov. 18, 2005.Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
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International pressure constrained Israel’s ability to decisively defeat Hamas and fueled Sinwar’s hope that Israel would not be able to sustain the fighting for long.Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Fox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fox. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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