sables

plural of sable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sables
Noun
  • Key pieces: Taking cues from performance wear, the fall collection features fur and nylon puffers alongside more luxurious items like a hooded rabbit poncho and floor-length robe coat with patchwork fox, shearling and mink.
    Thomas Waller, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The racks of fox, mink and Mongolian at booths, including the Igala NYC and the Jennie Walker Archive, which was selling a sable coat for $2,495, were swarmed by shoppers, many already wearing fur.
    Dolly Faibyshev, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Smaller animals, like these otters, use the crossings, too.
    Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
  • In August 2024, Wildlands Network launched daily roadkill surveys along US 64, cruising the highway and counting dead deer, bears, snakes, turtles, otters, bobcats, and other critters.
    Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 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
  • Anchored to what is called a seawall, a wetland ecosystem for a diverse range of wildlife — including beavers, muskrats, snapping turtles and all types of insects, bats, and fish — has been created by mostly volunteers.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Bibs are aerodynamic, don’t bind in the waist, stay up, and have a chamois to keep your undercarriage from getting chafed.
    Stephanie Pearson, WIRED, 31 May 2021
  • 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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“Sables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sables. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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