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Recent Examples of coo
Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Young women were cooing on TikTok about becoming trad wives and stay-at-home girlfriends.
—Dayna Tortorici, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Lilian listened to the pigeons on the roof cooing, in the same manner that their cousins cooed in Belfast or Bruges or Barcelona.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Throughout the hearing Khalil would often look back toward his baby when the newborn cooed.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 22 May 2025
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Verb
The dog, named Winnie, becomes the instant center of gravity in the room, as desks, keyboards, and workstations give way to belly rubs and cooing colleagues.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Young women were cooing on TikTok about becoming trad wives and stay-at-home girlfriends.
—Dayna Tortorici, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Lilian listened to the pigeons on the roof cooing, in the same manner that their cousins cooed in Belfast or Bruges or Barcelona.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Throughout the hearing Khalil would often look back toward his baby when the newborn cooed.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coo
Noun
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Retail therapy glints at Luxury Plaza: think OMEGA watches, fine jewellery, and a whisper of indulgence.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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These rules were administered via cold shoulders and whispers.—
Alessandra Schade,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In that same sequence, Fairfield deploys a chirp sound when Vermithor unleashes his fire breath to incinerate the other contenders for his claim.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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The fish-eating raptor known for gymnastic dives and whistle-like chirps is an American conservation success story.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Read more Viral Owner Goes on 5-Day Trip—Nothing Could Have Prepared Her for Dog's Reaction While during separation, behavior didn't differ, but on reunion after four hours, cats purred and stretched significantly more.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Her snow leopard lamp stretches its paws at dusk, then curls up, purring in moonlight.—
Katherine Larson
July 16,
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
Noun
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My pick: Texas A&M 38, Mizzou 21 Nov. 15 vs. Mississippi State: Take a sigh of relief, the losing streak ends here.—
Maddie Hartley
August 15,
Kansas City Star,
15 Aug. 2025
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Locals breathed a collective sigh of relief on Friday when fire officials eased some evacuation orders.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Here’s something for Hallmark fans to cluck about: the channel has set the return date for The Chicken Sisters.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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Geese on the ground cluck excitedly when other birds are circling above.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
9 Sep. 2023
Verb
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Stir frequently until the hissing subsides and the butter smells toasted and is speckled brown, 3 to 5 minutes.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 July 2025
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Loud booms caused by fireworks tend to have cracking, hissing or whistling noises, along with sporadic overlapping sounds.—
Eleanor Nash
July 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Virtually overnight, the preserve turned into a summer camp for monkeys, sloths, and parrots; every morning, in the foggy darkness before dawn, the Benders woke to the impatient squawks and stares of macaws dangling upside down from the ledge of their roof.—
Ned Zeman,
Outside,
14 Nov. 2021
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The animals use complex clicks, squawks and whistles to call out to each other, fight and attract a mate.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Melancholic nylon guitars, murmuring bongos, and the distant cry of a trumpet create a vibe that sounds timeless — the magic is undeniable.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
1 Aug. 2025
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Her response was met with audible gasps and murmurs from the Wimbledon crowd.—
Kasia Pilat,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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“Coo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coo. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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