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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gallows bird
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Picking winners and losers, heroes and villains, pathways to success and failure, generates excitement for an event and manufactures a sense of urgency for maximal viewing pleasure.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026 -
What the late Ka did to build resolve against the unforgiving brutalities of Brownsville, Marci combines with the flair of a Bond villain and contempt for anyone attempting to copy his mold.—
Dylan Green,
Pitchfork,
28 Jan. 2026
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As a sinner, I am only saved through His grace and mercy.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Like Scorsese’s work, Miller’s documentary is both big and small, local and global, and dense with sinners and saints alike.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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Sterling police officers were called to the Ice Lanes bowling alley late Thursday night when officers contacted a trespasser who was suspected of being where he wasn't supposed to be.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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The internet is obsessed with a giant dog trying to show his guarding skills against an unusual trespasser.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Nov. 2025
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Sophisticated scams can be carried out by less knowledgeable wrongdoers who use generative AI.—
Wire Services
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Jan. 2026
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Sophisticated scams can be carried out by less knowledgeable wrongdoers who use generative AI.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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The idea behind genetic genealogy is to take DNA from a crime scene and enter it into a publicly accessible genealogy DNA database in hopes of finding a close enough match to relatives of the unknown perpetrator.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Two chairs were found propped up by the window, mirroring how they had been placed outside Elizabeth’s home — a detail only the perpetrator would have known, as police had not released that information to the public, according to the documentary.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Best button man in the biz.—
Craig Thomas,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2021
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Damien orders — which also happens to be the title of de Araújo’s autobiographical segment for The Moth — before dashing after the perp.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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In October, Bitcoin suffered a flash crash, largely due to highly leveraged positions on perps, causing its price to dip below $85,000 and billions of dollars in losses.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Brocklehurst’s script is about a gangster movie fan who goes to a crime convention in Nevada, hence the title.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2026
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He was freed on supervised release in May 2020, but quickly broke that pledge, chowing down with his fellow Colombo gangsters at the legendary Brennan and Carr restaurant that November to discuss the crime family’s future, and their labor union shakedown scheme.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Gallows bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gallows%20bird. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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