coyote

noun

Definition of coyotenext
as in mule

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Recent Examples of coyote That was until mom heard her daughter scream and saw the coyote going after the girl. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026 The new policy prohibits fur from animals killed specifically for their pelts, including mink, fox, rabbit, chinchilla and coyote. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Moments later their fun turned into fright as the coyote continued attacking the child, even after Cardinal yelled at it. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026 News of the young coyote’s death was met with an outpouring of grief by many residents, as well as outrage over who would shoot her. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coyote
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coyote
  1. mule
  2. gunrunner
  3. smuggler
  4. runner
  5. bootlegger
Noun
  • Russell paired a tartan cape with a pair of jeans and a heeled mule, watching as Boyd worked her own Barbour ensemble for photos.
    — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Recognized for its extended vamp (that is, the upper portion of the shoe), this style lives at the intersection of a ballerina, a loafer, and a mule.
    — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of mule
Noun
  • The notion that Roper, as a young man, could have been a gunrunner in Colombia felt right to me.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
  • There are brash foreign fighters and humble food drivers and furtive gunrunners and ancient babushkas knitting camouflage ghillie suits in community gyms.
    — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 23 Feb. 2023
Definition of gunrunner
Noun
  • Often, smugglers are only engaged in the industry out of financial necessity or coercion.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
  • One roofer paid smugglers $15,000, was deported or left three times, and paid $5,000 each return.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of smuggler
Noun
  • While Republican Steve Hilton has spent months jackrabbiting around California during his long-shot bid for governor, Democratic front runner Xavier Becerra just recently emerged from quasi hibernation and stepped into political daylight.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Regardless, while the series might have had fluky components, between Milwaukee's fortunate luck on balls in play, runners in scoring position performance and pitching outcomes, the ultimate series result was anything but.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of runner
Noun
  • Artificial intelligence developers have borrowed the word to describe boiling down a big AI model into a smaller one—and lately the biggest AI companies say that rivals have been distilling like bootleggers.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Others are following the Styles pop-up playbook and fully leaning into exclusivity — offering not just apparel, but also experiences that fans can’t get from the bootleggers.
    — Matt Martell, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of bootlegger

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“Coyote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coyote. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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