coot

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for coot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coot
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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