scarecrow
noun
scare·crow
ˈsker-ˌkrō 
1
a
: an object usually suggesting a human figure that is set up to frighten birds away from crops
b
: something frightening but harmless
2
: a skinny or ragged person
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Life's more painless for the brainless — but being a scarecrow isn't all fun and games.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025
Fiyero, who has been turned into the scarecrow after trying to help Elphaba earlier, returns to the site of the melting, releasing Elphaba from a trap door and the pair run away together.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
Having discovered a scarecrow dummy — an exact-looking replica of her costume — stashed in Sharon’s garage, a quick fingerprint dusting revealed a clear fingerprint from the kid who was on her porch at the time of Beryl’s murder.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
The scarecrow was an homage to her childhood as well as one of her two Great Pyrenees dogs, 4-year-old Odin.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Nov. 2025
Fiyero, who has been turned into the scarecrow after trying to help Elphaba earlier, returns to the site of the melting, releasing Elphaba from a trap door and the pair run away together.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
Having discovered a scarecrow dummy — an exact-looking replica of her costume — stashed in Sharon’s garage, a quick fingerprint dusting revealed a clear fingerprint from the kid who was on her porch at the time of Beryl’s murder.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
The scarecrow was an homage to her childhood as well as one of her two Great Pyrenees dogs, 4-year-old Odin.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scarecrow
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“Scarecrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scarecrow. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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scarecrow
noun
scare·crow
ˈske(ə)r-ˌkrō
ˈska(ə)r-
: an object usually suggesting a human figure that is set up to scare birds away from crops
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