as in pig
one who eats greedily or too much
Diamond Jim Brady was perhaps the most celebrated cormorant of the Gilded Age
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Recent Examples of cormorant
Early indications, as the paddlers approached, were that the breakwaters had done an exceptional job, at least, of recruiting gulls and cormorants.
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Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The largest species of cormorant on the US Pacific Coast, these marine birds can dive deep below the ocean surface to catch fish and shellfish.
—New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2025
Sea lion pups are nursing, playing and learning to swim and there are baby pelicans and cormorants all along the cliffs.
—Monica Deeks, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Overall, since 2022, the virus has been detected 372 times in wild birds in Michigan, including in ducks, sparrows, pigeons, starlings, swans, geese, eagles, loons, falcons, cranes, hawks, cormorants, owls and gulls.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The largest species of cormorant on the US Pacific Coast, these marine birds can dive deep below the ocean surface to catch fish and shellfish.
—New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2025
Sea lion pups are nursing, playing and learning to swim and there are baby pelicans and cormorants all along the cliffs.
—Monica Deeks, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Overall, since 2022, the virus has been detected 372 times in wild birds in Michigan, including in ducks, sparrows, pigeons, starlings, swans, geese, eagles, loons, falcons, cranes, hawks, cormorants, owls and gulls.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cormorant
Noun
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The pet pig quickly went viral with videos of him learning how to speak using buttons that, when pressed, play a recording of a word or phrase.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Before refrigeration – so a long, long time ago – pigs were slaughtered in the fall, preserved and cured to keep safe through the winter months.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Along with corn and soybeans, for example, the Kalbachs produced hay, and tended to hogs and cattle.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Similar robotics companies have already worn out their welcome in other US cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, as their delivery bots hog sidewalks, injure residents, and rampage through gardens.—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Cormorant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cormorant. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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