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Recent Examples of coot
The university spent the next decade restoring the property into a wetland to reduce flooding in nearby neighborhoods and create habitat for waterfowl like mallards, coots, and Canada geese.
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Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
One Bird Nest, 30 Years of Trash: A coot’s nest reveals that what humans throw away doesn’t really go away.
—Gennaro Tomma, New York Times, 1 May 2025
He’s given the Heisman by a crusty old coot guarding the entrance.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
Is the abundance of plastic in Eurasian coot nests necessarily bad?
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
One Bird Nest, 30 Years of Trash: A coot’s nest reveals that what humans throw away doesn’t really go away.
—Gennaro Tomma, New York Times, 1 May 2025
He’s given the Heisman by a crusty old coot guarding the entrance.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
Is the abundance of plastic in Eurasian coot nests necessarily bad?
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coot
Noun
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The end result of their work is a rallying cry for filmmakers pushing against calcified thinking and conventional wisdom — and unsurprisingly, Pellington says that working on the documentary put him back in touch with the fearless twentysomething maverick inside of him.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Arsham Splash dovetails into Hublot’s longstanding maverick approach but also into a growing watchmaking trend of offering pieces that break away from traditional high-end watchmaking.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In addition to loons and lakes, Minnesota is also home to a one-of-a-kind competition that for this week, has pitted Classic SPAM against a personal aircraft.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
23 Sep. 2025
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The isolated, car-free getaway is the ultimate backcountry escape, with thick fir and spruce forests, boggy swamps, and wildlife like moose, wolves, and beavers, plus my favorite Great Lakes soundtrack: an all-night symphony from the local loons.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Coot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coot. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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