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Recent Examples of sable
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
26 Sep. 2023
The brush, of sable, which immediately conjures up some semi-mythical creature of the Russian forests.
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The Economist,
22 Apr. 2020
European, American and Japanese furriers had long purchased sable, mink and otter furs from local hunters, but had never been interested in the coarse fur of the Tarbagan marmot.
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Paul French,
CNN,
18 Apr. 2020
Salmon, of course, but also smoked trout, whitefish and sable are all gorgeous on a graze board.
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Katie Workman,
NBC News,
12 Dec. 2019
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Noun
The cats are also consumers of the smallest of the bigger, bulkier antelopes, such as sables and kudus, and are known to gnaw on the occasional rabbit or bird.
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Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
26 Sep. 2023
The brush, of sable, which immediately conjures up some semi-mythical creature of the Russian forests.
—
The Economist,
22 Apr. 2020
European, American and Japanese furriers had long purchased sable, mink and otter furs from local hunters, but had never been interested in the coarse fur of the Tarbagan marmot.
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Paul French,
CNN,
18 Apr. 2020
Salmon, of course, but also smoked trout, whitefish and sable are all gorgeous on a graze board.
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Katie Workman,
NBC News,
12 Dec. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sable
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In October 2025, Schumer shared an Instagram photo of herself wearing a black button-down minidress with coordinating heels.
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But when Natalie Portman wore a pair of sleek black sneakers last summer, I was forced to rethink that.
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Courtesy of Julie Montagu She’d found the Earl’s coronation robe and waistcoat, complete with ermine.
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Further complicating the mustelids’ lexical family tree, the Haida ermine, found on islands off the Pacific Northwest coast, was also once considered a subspecies of the common stoat, but is now recognized as its own species.
Adjective
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The color palette included ebony, black and oak tones.
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The venerable patriarch is leaning heavily on an ebony cane, and is followed closely by his personal assistant, a bald gnome of a man, armed with a notebook and pencil.
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Sonoma County Animal Services said its officers responded to the resident's call and discovered that the otter was actually a tiny baby American mink.
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The American mink likely wandered into the resident's yard from the riverbank, according to the Sonoma County Animal Service.
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Sonoma County Animal Services said its officers responded to the resident's call and discovered that the otter was actually a tiny baby American mink.
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There’s an art gallery, the Birds of Prey Center, an otter exhibit, and Desertarium, which features turtles, snakes, lizards, frogs, and more.
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There’s the yellow, blue-nosed beaver Norb (Nick Bakay) — witty, sophisticated, sarcastic, and opinionated.
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In recent years, however, beaver reintroductions have started to become more popular in the country because these semi-aquatic rodents are amazing natural engineers.
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Plants tolerate a range of soils and are unbothered by rabbits or deer.
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There’s a bug-eyed rabbit, a blue donkey and several variations of what appear to be skulls.
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The ranch also may be home to threatened or endangered species, including Canada lynx, American marten, snowshoe hare and Gunnison’s prairie dog.
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Otters are part of the weasel family (Mustelidae), which includes some of nature’s most ferocious pint-sized predators, such as badgers, martens, and wolverines.
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“Sable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sable. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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