1
as in delights
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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as in boasts
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 crows
Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
At Tribal, Rizo crows once again about his game (which, to be fair, was very well executed), and says that the people who have returned right after playing their first time — Amanda Kimmel, Malcolm Freberg, Russell Hantz — end up doing very well in their second seasons.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Paint chips can be rich in calcium carbonite (limestone), which crows not only like but need in a balanced diet.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Even crows craft tools, bending twigs to similar ends.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
Lockwood takes different noises—from volcanic activity in Hawaii to spring peepers near the Mississippi River, crows around Essex, and hydroacoustic signals in the Tasman Sea—and weaves a tapestry in constant flux.
—Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
At Tribal, Rizo crows once again about his game (which, to be fair, was very well executed), and says that the people who have returned right after playing their first time — Amanda Kimmel, Malcolm Freberg, Russell Hantz — end up doing very well in their second seasons.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
Paint chips can be rich in calcium carbonite (limestone), which crows not only like but need in a balanced diet.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Even crows craft tools, bending twigs to similar ends.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crows
Verb
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
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How pretty are these two-bite delights?—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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Gabrielle, the hotel’s signature restaurant, fills two stories, and boasts a private dining room, and a wide al fresco patio.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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Bravo still boasts a robust slate of roughly two dozen original series, so the network weathered the cable-ratings apocalypse far better than most of its peers.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
Noun
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One minute later, cackles rippled through my eardrums at a higher decibel than before.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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As evening falls, the clink of pints and bursts of cackles spill from Pat Collins Pub—where locals swap stories to the rhythm of fiddle tunes beneath an Irish twilight.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In other words, nobody brags, bullies or buys their way into the Derby.—
Peter Keating,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Faith brags about being a social-media coordinator who lives in Murray Hill, and Grace responds to her sister’s slights about marrying into money by grilling her about her own boyfriend’s finance career.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There were whoops and cheers and what appeared to be grins of amazement at the King’s cheek.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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The whoops across the field suggested that might’ve been what happened.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ashton Jeanty bulls in from 4-yards out.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
6 Nov. 2025
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But as retail investors push the market higher, and bulls cheer liquidity support and policy tailwinds, some experts are raising questions if the market is entering bubble territory.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And what begins as a clever, high-concept joke doesn’t always build beyond a steady stream of chuckles.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The line was met with one or two chuckles from the hearing room, which was at capacity.—
Kevin Breuninger,Jeff Cox,Alex Harring,Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The event also had free opportunities to take photos, get ice cream snickers and have earned a Super Bowl post card.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated February 5,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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While there were a few snickers, the photographers obliged and got their photos.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Crows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crows. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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