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Recent Examples of coot
He’s given the Heisman by a crusty old coot guarding the entrance.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
Eurasian coots are round, black waterbirds with distinctive, chicken-like feet.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Is the abundance of plastic in Eurasian coot nests necessarily bad?
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Rooney was an elderly columnist, too, latterly in the news for saying the sorts of things a decaying old coot would say.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
Eurasian coots are round, black waterbirds with distinctive, chicken-like feet.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Is the abundance of plastic in Eurasian coot nests necessarily bad?
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Rooney was an elderly columnist, too, latterly in the news for saying the sorts of things a decaying old coot would say.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coot
Noun
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Compared to other presidents, Trump has been more of a maverick and solo act.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Manfred Thierry Mugler, a fashion maverick known for sharp tailoring, hourglass silhouettes and a futuristic sheen, died in 2022 at age 73.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Pelicans on this lake numbered in the hundreds, and loons, maybe about 50, though David Johnson, who leads loon-watching trips this time of year, saw at least 100 loons on this one lake several days prior.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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Sifting bones and teeth from the sediment of Alaska’s Prince Creek Formation, the authors identified an assortment of Cretaceous fossils and fossil fragments, which resembled the remains of modern gulls, geese, ducks, and loons.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
29 May 2025
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“Coot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coot. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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