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Recent Examples of coo
Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Our voices echoed up while, on the roof, pigeons cooed.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Throughout the hearing Khalil would often look back toward his baby when the newborn cooed.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 22 May 2025
The white fluffy animal charms most guests, who coo and snap photos.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Verb
As many viewers cooed over the dogs' tranquil moment, others began asking logistical questions about flying with pets.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Our voices echoed up while, on the roof, pigeons cooed.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Throughout the hearing Khalil would often look back toward his baby when the newborn cooed.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 22 May 2025
The white fluffy animal charms most guests, who coo and snap photos.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coo
Noun
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To listen to these quiet galactic whispers, scientists need the right tools.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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At first the room was silent, but then a ripple of whispers spread.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Yesterday a bird’s chirp startled me, sounding for the swiftest second, like the beginning of a warning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Feb. 2026
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For many of us, our truest Valentine has four legs, a wagging tail, a gentle purr or a happy chirp.—
Cathy M. Rosenthal,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The feeling that time is purring, that time is on the American family’s side.—
Francesco Pacifico,
The Dial,
9 Dec. 2025
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Two years later, a long-haired white Persian appeared in From Russia With Love, purring from the lap of the Bond villain Blofeld.—
Steve Garbarino,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My favorite part of the movie was everyone’s collective sigh at the end.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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News of the arrest came as a sigh of relief to Gershon.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The loneliness must’ve broken our poor Mister Killer, the sailors would cluck over his body.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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What the cluck is going on in Kate Beckinsale’s family?—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
26 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, the Bronx Zoo in New York has revived its annual tradition of naming one of the zoo’s thousands of Madagascar hissing cockroaches for $15.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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Why Madagascar hissing cockroaches are actually romantic Naming a roach for Valentine’s Day is a great gag, but also these critters are capable of hissing their way into your heart.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Read a book and sip tea in front of the central fireplace, swim between the indoor and outdoor sections of the glimmering pool, and soak your aching quads in the hot tubs under the evergreens and aspens while listening to the peaceful babble of Gore Creek.—
Sarah Kuta,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Now the babble about them is back.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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He was missed — especially vocally — since Gill’s angelic voice does not, in any way shape or form, resemble Walsh’s charmingly out-of-pitch squawk-talk style.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Toy keyboard plinks and saxophone squawks spiral over a booming racket of drums in the ether, slyly threatening to collapse, like an elaborate plate-spinning act.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coo. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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