as in pigs
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 cormorants
The team mapped cormorants’ nests in the cliffs above La Jolla Cove and saw the first eggs of the year in January.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
Our view looked out over a small pond—perfect for birding, as cormorants regularly took up post on a tree there—and the ocean beyond.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
Of 50 cormorants submitted to the lab for necropsies from May 2025 to April 2026, 46 were juvenile, one was an adult and the rest were in a condition too poor to determine.
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Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Among its meanders, islands and beaches, there are storks, herons, cormorants and kingfishers.
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Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
Many other birds make their home here, including bald eagles and cormorants.
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Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
And for the tireless efforts of the Society’s 2,000 members and donors, the basin remains a destination for nature lovers who track white pelicans, geese, cormorants, herons and other birds in a 2,150-acre playground filled with native plants.
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Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
Wander the windswept shoreline as waves break at your feet and Brandt’s cormorants wheel through the air.
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Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
The pelicans on the water, the diving cormorants and circling ospreys, the stalking great blue herons in the shallows — all are reminders of what’s at stake for Pitt and for the West.
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Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 Dec. 2025
Ashley MacKin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
Our view looked out over a small pond—perfect for birding, as cormorants regularly took up post on a tree there—and the ocean beyond.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
Of 50 cormorants submitted to the lab for necropsies from May 2025 to April 2026, 46 were juvenile, one was an adult and the rest were in a condition too poor to determine.
—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Among its meanders, islands and beaches, there are storks, herons, cormorants and kingfishers.
—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
Many other birds make their home here, including bald eagles and cormorants.
—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
And for the tireless efforts of the Society’s 2,000 members and donors, the basin remains a destination for nature lovers who track white pelicans, geese, cormorants, herons and other birds in a 2,150-acre playground filled with native plants.
—
Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
Wander the windswept shoreline as waves break at your feet and Brandt’s cormorants wheel through the air.
—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
The pelicans on the water, the diving cormorants and circling ospreys, the stalking great blue herons in the shallows — all are reminders of what’s at stake for Pitt and for the West.
—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cormorants
Noun
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Racing pigs and soccer parties.
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Both Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll have run a massive Tennessee homestead and animal sanctuary, which has included Scottish Highland cows, full-sized and miniature horses, donkeys, pigs, goats, sheep, and chickens.
Noun
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Arched trellises Hagerty built out of bent hog paneling give climbing vegetables sturdy support—and beautify the space.
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In the summer of 2019, Parker started dating local hog trapper Wade Griffin, but their relationship started deteriorating just a few months later.
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“Cormorants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cormorants. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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