covey

noun

Definition of coveynext
as in swarm

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Recent Examples of covey The reserve’s rich plant community features wildflowers in the spring and visitors can see the California quail gathered in coveys in the early mornings of fall and winter. — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026 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. — 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 Often the best way to proceed is to flush the covey, then hunt up the singles, which will often sit very well for a dog. — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for covey
  1. swarm
  2. school
  3. gaggle
  4. colony
  5. pod
  6. plump
Noun
  • Nature evolved swarm intelligence in species like bees and fish.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The band quits when the director releases a swarm of bees onto the set (the original clip featured dogs), only to be replaced by look-alikes.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of swarm
Noun
  • States typically decide which vaccines are required for school attendance, but Covid-19 vaccines are not on any of these lists.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Almanza was charged with threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property and is currently being held on a $1 million bond in the Faulkner County jail.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of school
Noun
  • After a late-night card game, a gaggle of American tourists venture out on a boat to do some shark-cage diving and get some unwanted company in the form of two beefy cocaine drug-runners (Jess Liaudin and Louis Mandylor).
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
  • But in recent weeks, a gaggle of American startups have started releasing competitive homegrown alternatives to Chinese open source AI models, Forbes reported.
    — Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of gaggle
Noun
  • Other common reasons include leaving a window open, a cat or dog bringing a bat inside, vegetation blocking the entrance to a bat’s usual roost, or a colony being excluded from its roost and searching for shelter, Donnelly explains.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The notion of zombies went back to that Caribbean nation’s days as a European colony, when huge numbers of largely African slaves were brutally disciplined and frequently worked to death by a white-settler minority.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of colony
Noun
  • Popular coffee brands, Nespresso and Keurig, offer pod recycling programs to reduce single-use waste.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026
  • Its TPUs are already optimized around large-scale inference economics, and recent Google work on TPU inference has emphasized meaningful tokens-per-second gains from better inference techniques on TPU pods.
    — Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of pod
Noun
  • Lightweight creams like this one feel like nothing on the skin, all while delivering the perfect amount of hydration to keep my complexion plump and glowy.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 18 July 2026
  • They can also be rehydrated (soaked in water until plump) and added to salsas, sauces, or anything else that may benefit from their slightly sweet flavor.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
Definition of plump

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