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Recent Examples of coo
Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
As the family is photographed, several Aces members come in and pause for a brief hug and coo before ducking quickly out of frame.
—Jade Chang, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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
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Noun
There's a sensual coo just waiting to whisper out of you this week, Sagittarius, so be sure to set aside some time for intimacy.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
As the family is photographed, several Aces members come in and pause for a brief hug and coo before ducking quickly out of frame.
—Jade Chang, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coo
Noun
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Look for alcohol-free, subtle formulas the goal is a whisper of fragrance, not a perfume cloud that announces itself from across the room.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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In biergartens, servers carry trays where alcohol‑free helles — a traditional pale lager — sits shoulder‑to‑shoulder with the classic stuff, no longer ordered with a whisper or judgment.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The pair began to exchange words early in the second half, cracking the type of crooked smiles that hardly concealed the competitiveness driving both players to chirp and ridicule and needle one another on both ends of the court.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Stephanie says, between a bark and a chirp.—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Shiny black cars and mountain bikes are on standby to purr you down a three-mile country road to the Beach Club, where the mood is even more drowsy and low-key (though kids and alpha males will enjoy messing about with the paddleboards, windsurfers, and other non-motorised water-sports).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Cats also purr when they’re injured or stressed, not just content.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
Noun
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One already breathing a sigh of relief as he was projected to make it through an uncertain gubernatorial primary for Democrats.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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As the offensive tug-of-war continued into the second quarter and New York cut the lead down to three, Brunson finally appeared back on the bench and checked back into the game as Knicks fans breathed a sigh of relief.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Don’t forget my sister’s advice: Ample space to run, roam, and cluck freely is the key to keeping happy, healthy chickens that lay daily.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 May 2026
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In Threes, builds its sentences from splats, crashes, clucks, clinks, whooshes, and thuds.—
Shaad D’Souza,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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To test the concept, the team equipped Madagascar hissing cockroaches with a lightweight wearable backpack capable of collecting physiological and behavioral data.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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This might be as simple as a public argument – hissing whispers in an elevator.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The film almost completely drops any and all scientific babble from the book in favor of character development, action sequences, and emotional gut punches.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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The pilot allegedly used squawk code 7500 during the incident — the air traffic control signal referencing a plane hijacking, Metro reported.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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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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“Coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coo. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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