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Recent Examples of coot
Duck, coot, merganser: Nov. 22-Dec. 1, Dec. 10-23, Dec. 27-Jan. 1 statewide.
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Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
Lake Hodges near Escondido is a major grebe nesting location where birders enjoy following the nesting process that begins with the weaving of reeds into floating mats where eggs are then deposited.
Loons, coots, rails and gallinules are also floating nest builders.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Seeing irascible old coots soften when in the presence of cherubic little nuggets gets me every time.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 May 2025
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.
—Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
Lake Hodges near Escondido is a major grebe nesting location where birders enjoy following the nesting process that begins with the weaving of reeds into floating mats where eggs are then deposited.
Loons, coots, rails and gallinules are also floating nest builders.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Seeing irascible old coots soften when in the presence of cherubic little nuggets gets me every time.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 May 2025
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.
—Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coot
Noun
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Malgorzata is meeting him for the first time, and her X-chromosome vibrations easily win the day with the old bearded geezer.—
David Zane Mairowitz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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There is a word that goes around, a maverick.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Bamberger, often regarded as a maverick, proved that degraded land could be revived.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The show also contains numerous Canadian references — cottage country, loons, McGill University — which would have not made sense outside of the Great White North.—
Max Gao,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Bell pressed ahead with the show, loon references and all, and licensed it to HBO.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Coot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coot. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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