1
as in to delight
to feel or express joy or triumph
being the home of the new Super Bowl champs was the first thing that city residents had to crow about in a very long time
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2
as in to brag
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
the in-your-face crowing by some of the winning athletes at the Olympics was embarrassing
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as in whoop
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Recent Examples of crow
Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
After months of endless Chicken Little-ing about the NBA’s early-season ratings challenges, the league’s most vocal critics have little to crow about as the playoffs get underway, since overall TV deliveries were largely of a piece with last year’s numbers.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
That said, these crows aren’t the only smart members of the Corvidae family.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Key West roosters, who can be heard crowing throughout the city even from seven floors atop La Concha at dawn.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
After months of endless Chicken Little-ing about the NBA’s early-season ratings challenges, the league’s most vocal critics have little to crow about as the playoffs get underway, since overall TV deliveries were largely of a piece with last year’s numbers.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
Lil Rel Howery had some choice words for his high-school crush
Benedict Cumberbatch was seized by a crow
Photo: Sundance Institute
In The Thing With Feathers, Cumberbatch plays a widower with two young sons who is grieving the loss of his wife.
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
That said, these crows aren’t the only smart members of the Corvidae family.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crow
Verb
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This has delighted Cruise's fans online, who can't stop posting about Cruise's love for a buttery tub.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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With more than 155,000 upvotes on TikTok, Milo's inclusion in his owner's daily prayers delighted internet users.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Undercover journalists caught an administrator at UNC bragging about pushing DEI despite it being banned.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2025
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Todd Chrisley bragged about the family spending more than $300,000 a year on their clothing (though prosecutors would later allege that the couple exaggerated their actual wealth).—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
Noun
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If Edwin hadn’t smelled the Ben-B-Q or heard the whoops of the feral Yellowjackets, then the two groups would have probably passed like ships in the night.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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At the end of the run-through the audience whoops and hollers, clapping, whistling, and stomping their feet.—
Jeffrey Seller,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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An additional guesthouse, a helipad, a floating dock, and acres of surrounding land round out the impressive compound, which boasts 2,000 feet of Oyster Bay Harbor water frontage.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2025
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The follow-up to 2023’s Endless Summer Vacation boasts contributions from a slew of notable musicians, including Foxygen’s Jonathan Rado, Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, and the War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
Verb
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By then, however, it was firmly expected that Brazil would triumph.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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May 11, 2025 Locked in a tense battle, Woods triumphed in the playoff, securing his second consecutive PGA Championship title.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Some of the recurring elements at this year’s Cannes Film Festival were coincidences, like the many scenes in which women angrily masturbated, or children bulled one of their own, or a house became a portal into generations of family history.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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Then Thursday being an off-day, there’s a potential to bull pen it or come up with something else in the interim.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Messi, at 35, led his country to glory against France, winning soccer’s ultimate prize in a pulsating match that finished 3-3 after extra time and had to be settled by a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
19 Dec. 2022
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If Harris can bring together a family with Indian, African, and Jewish heritage, America can glory in its diversity.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
26 Aug. 2020
Noun
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Gillis then fails to pull down Hernandez's pants, prompting Sherman, Hernandez, and himself to burst into laughter.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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There’s an art to transforming the worst days of your life into causes for laughter.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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“Crow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crow. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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