caw

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Noun
  • Other names for the full moon in March include the eagle moon, goose moon, crow comes back moon and sugar moon, according to the Almanac.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The Thing with Feathers, from writer-director Dylan Southern and starring the actor as a grieving father haunted by a giant crow, had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 25.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Republican conference is rife with sticking points as budget hawks squawk and some House Republicans insist on increasing the state and local tax deduction.
    Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
  • There’s no dialogue, at least none decipherable to human ears — everything is a symphony of meows, woofs, squawks, grunts, squeaks, squeals and simian cries.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The jungle struck up its evening symphony: the sweet chittering of insects, the distant bellowing of monkeys, the occasional screech of a kite.
    Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • But as the race against former President Trump screeches into its final week, joy has taken the back seat.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Songbirds coo and chirp from the marshy fringe; tall grasses rustle in the breeze.
    Dan Rubinstein, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Late Monday night, the first small chirps could be heard as the egg’s shell continued to open.
    Devyn Byers, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Male turkeys gobble and strut, puffing out their feathers, to impress hens, who yelp and cluck in response.
    Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • For me, the Caribbean is the cluck of a rooster during sunrise, a coconut from a roadside truck to quell the afternoon heat.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Six months later the ones that got it right would be living in their own mews houses in Pimlico and looking fifteen years younger.
    Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The neo-classical residence, in addition to a mews house on nearby Kinnerton Street, was sold by Fairway Capital to an unidentified U.K. buyer.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Plant extracts like cypress leaf and skullcap help control oil production to stave off future congestion, while a blend of clarifying willow bark extract and salicylic acid helps break down dead skin cells within the pore to leave them looking clearer, tighter, and smaller.
    Emily Orofino, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
  • According to the publication, Capt. Jonathan Carver documented in the 1760s that Native American tribes used beetle larvae, which emerged from thawing tree bark during this time of year.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • At a few points during his broadcast, the audio could barely be heard due to the bass and the roar of the crowd.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • In an exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants, the three-time MVP belted a two-run home run to right field in the third inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 4-0 lead, setting off a roar from the roughly 42,000 fans in attendance.
    David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Caw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caw. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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