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Recent Examples of covey
The two were part of a group quail hunting at a ranch in Texas when Cheney fired at a covey of quail, not realizing Whittington, who stayed behind to collect shot birds, had approached.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Among the highlights is her vast (and presumably growing) collection of awards, including her covey of CMA and ACM trophies and her 2024 Grammy for Best Country Album, and an array of stage wear that’s a fashionista’s feast.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 19 July 2025
The bulk of the covey swung around my position in a sweeping curve.
—H. R. Temple, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025
Once hatched, the chicks feed on insects, and the family group stays together, forming a covey that will remain together into the fall.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Among the highlights is her vast (and presumably growing) collection of awards, including her covey of CMA and ACM trophies and her 2024 Grammy for Best Country Album, and an array of stage wear that’s a fashionista’s feast.
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 19 July 2025
The bulk of the covey swung around my position in a sweeping curve.
—H. R. Temple, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025
Once hatched, the chicks feed on insects, and the family group stays together, forming a covey that will remain together into the fall.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for covey
Noun
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The design can scale to larger swarms.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Last night, at Esdeekid’s New York debut, a swarm of twentysomething fans recited every word of the rising artist’s still-brief discography.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The days when his wife, who entered the US illegally 26 years ago and has started the process of applying for a green card, would attend Bible study, go grocery shopping and drop off or pick up their children from school feel long gone, the father and husband said.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Hubbard broke the school record for career three-pointers made by sinking four at Ole Miss.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Simple as that, James answered the question, one that comes with the gaggle of press assembled on All-Star Sunday.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
15 Feb. 2026
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Villainous weirdos like Bronze Age Pervert, Curtis Yarvin, or Jack Donovan who populate the ranks of far-right intellectuals are obsessed with their own fabulism about antiquity, reminding one of the murderous gaggle of privileged college kids in Donna Tart’s 1993 campus novel The Secret History.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Expanding the Species’ Footprint A central part of that recovery effort has been the strategic establishment of new colonies to ensure the species is not confined to a single location — a vulnerability that could prove catastrophic in the event of disease, wildfire or other disaster.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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For the past decade, Mia Mottley has steered Barbados from a former British colony that ditched the monarchy to a republic championing climate financing and debt reform for small island-states.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Passengers would travel in autonomous pods on a dedicated path that doesn’t intersect with regular traffic.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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View gallery - 9 images One of the more out-there concepts to emerge from CMT 2026, the Wingcube is a unique style of trailerable expanding camp pod.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Equipped with a range of anti-aging and skin-clearing settings, the facial tool leaves my complexion plump, glowy, and even.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
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No one had meant more to Miami during the past three years, devoting themselves to painstakingly lifting a program plump with the phantasm of a reign long past.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Covey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covey. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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