1
as in men
a member of the human race
they're a couple of tough old birds who can manage without any interference from their grandchildren
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2
as in snorts
chiefly British
a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval
the Liverpool fans were quick to give the visiting footballers the bird
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Noun
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Across 50 episodes, Anderson unpacked everything from why gay men prefer iced coffee to whether bottoms would survive the apocalypse (the answer is yes).—
Jessica Lipsky,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026 -
This is a harsher version of Rooster’s insistence that anyone can be rehabilitated, one that acknowledges that some damage is irreparable, and that the people who benefit from infinite patience and forgiveness are usually men of privilege.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Rodents of Unusual Size that attack Westley in a swamp work because they are played by small men in rodent suits, rather than coolly conjured from pixels; their deliberate artifice is the thrill, and Reiner provided the voice for their hideous snorts.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
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Udo Kier plays an incestuous, fascist version of Baron Frankenstein, whose male and female creatures are designed to create the master Serbian race, but are also fit to be molested and mutilated for the gratification of him and his wife.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
7 Mar. 2026
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Surprisingly, science suggests DST may be good for creatures that encounter humans—and, particularly, those that might encounter our cars.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2026
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But please don’t expect a single ad on the issue of artificial intelligence now or, well, ever, coming from these guys.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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You guys put in the work, and obviously the talent was there.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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To a chorus of boos, San Diego Unified School District’s board of trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to cut more than 200 classified jobs, in a move expected to lead to layoffs for about 70 people.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Some fans threw flares onto the field at the final whistle as Marseille's players went off to a chorus of boos.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Two Israeli soldiers and about a dozen Israeli civilians have also lost their lives.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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But for women of Austen’s circumstances, living genteel lives without actual land or ample income, employment would have been inappropriate, even scandalous (recall Philadelphia’s slippery slope scenario), and therefore unthinkable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Rite of Spring premiere, on the other hand, caused a riot of booing, yelling, catcalls and face-punching, becoming one of the most infamous nights in the history of music.—
Luis Palomares,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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As a result, Chandra is good for a lot of things, but its limitations matter when considering those big questions above.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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When our hour was nearly over, a Rikers representative ordered us to wind things down.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Birds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birds. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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