1
as in to delight
to feel or express joy or triumph
being the home of the new Super Bowl champs was the first thing that city residents had to crow about in a very long time
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2
as in to brag
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
the in-your-face crowing by some of the winning athletes at the Olympics was embarrassing
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Recent Examples of crow
Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
That said, these crows aren’t the only smart members of the Corvidae family.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
One Day’ Premiere & Palme d’Or Honoree Robert De Niro
What’s become a ritual, not only in Cannes but also at the Venice Film Festival, really only caught fire a handful of years ago as reporters, publicists and sales companies see an opportunity for clicks, crowing rights and marketing hooks.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 13 May 2025
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Verb
Lil Rel Howery had some choice words for his high-school crush
Benedict Cumberbatch was seized by a crow
Photo: Sundance Institute
In The Thing With Feathers, Cumberbatch plays a widower with two young sons who is grieving the loss of his wife.
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
That said, these crows aren’t the only smart members of the Corvidae family.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
Not even the endless crowing about this daredevil feat in the marketing campaign leading up to the Cannes Film Festival premiere (and the movie’s release on May 23rd) can suck the exhilaration and sense of awe of watching this extended jaunt through the wild blue yonder.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
One Day’ Premiere & Palme d’Or Honoree Robert De Niro
What’s become a ritual, not only in Cannes but also at the Venice Film Festival, really only caught fire a handful of years ago as reporters, publicists and sales companies see an opportunity for clicks, crowing rights and marketing hooks.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crow
Verb
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The sequel has plenty of the same horror-comedy elements that delighted audiences a couple years ago, but there’s also a major action upgrade that resembles the paths that Aliens and Terminator 2: Judgment Day took from their predecessors.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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The combination of microservices with edge computing CDNs and micro frontends creates a robust application development framework that enables fast, resilient and scalable applications that delight users while driving business expansion.—
Raju Dandigam,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The Rancho Santa Fe Women’s B Tennis Team wrapped up a stellar spring season by clinching the championship in the Tennis Competitors of San Diego league—beating out seven local teams and claiming bragging rights across the courts, according to a news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
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For the better part of a week, Kamei will have bragging rights for having the largest Alamo Drafthouse in the nation in her city.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
21 June 2025
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The occasional siren or celebratory whoop was just a streetwise soundtrack that rooted me in a dynamic neighborhood where the art scene, stadium buzz, and working waterfront converge.—
Leilani Marie Labong,
Travel + Leisure,
29 June 2025
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If Edwin hadn’t smelled the Ben-B-Q or heard the whoops of the feral Yellowjackets, then the two groups would have probably passed like ships in the night.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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So far the strategy is working: Harvey boasts 337 legal clients.—
Alexandra Sternlicht,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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Additionally, the school boasts two professionally run on-site casting offices (with one in Atlanta), which have helped place students in projects such as Juror #2, May December, XO, Kitty and more.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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Not because Arsenal had stumbled against their weakest opponents, but because the Croatian side had triumphed with a player — Arijan Ademi — who had returned a positive drugs test after playing the full 90 minutes.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The Oilers won Games 4, 5 and 6 of last year’s final, sending the series to Game 7, where the Panthers ultimately triumphed.—
Cameron Priester,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2025
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Some of the recurring elements at this year’s Cannes Film Festival were coincidences, like the many scenes in which women angrily masturbated, or children bulled one of their own, or a house became a portal into generations of family history.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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Then Thursday being an off-day, there’s a potential to bull pen it or come up with something else in the interim.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
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Messi, at 35, led his country to glory against France, winning soccer’s ultimate prize in a pulsating match that finished 3-3 after extra time and had to be settled by a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
19 Dec. 2022
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If Harris can bring together a family with Indian, African, and Jewish heritage, America can glory in its diversity.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
26 Aug. 2020
Noun
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Bailey could be seen mouthing something to the host, and before turning around as instructed, instead went in for a kiss, sending the audience into howls of laughter and applause.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
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In Ukraine's legendary port city, the salty breeze carried the splashing and laughter of a carefree summer.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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“Crow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crow. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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