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
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.
—Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
In 2025, SeaWorld rescued 17 Brandt’s cormorants for the entire year.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 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
Early indications, as the paddlers approached, were that the breakwaters had done an exceptional job, at least, of recruiting gulls and cormorants.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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
In 2025, SeaWorld rescued 17 Brandt’s cormorants for the entire year.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 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
Early indications, as the paddlers approached, were that the breakwaters had done an exceptional job, at least, of recruiting gulls and cormorants.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cormorants
Noun
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Over the last week, the San Diego Humane Society has removed 446 cats, 30 dogs and dozens of other animals, including goats, alpacas, pigs, ducks, donkeys, geese and chickens from the property in Julian.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Some view the trade as unethical, but Americans already eat more than 130 million pigs every year, and pig, cow and even shark tissue have long been used in medical settings.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Paired with a 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive, the CX-90 has plenty of get up and go, while not being a gas hog on the road.—
Marc D Grasso,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Paired with a 8-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive, the CX-90 has plenty of get up and go, while not being a gas hog on the road.—
Marc D. Grasso,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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“Cormorants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cormorants. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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