geese

plural of goose

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of geese The farm is home to goats, Holstein cows, potbellied and kune kune pigs, donkeys, sheep, rabbits, llamas, alpacas, guinea fowl, guinea pigs, geese, chickens, a Shetland pony, and a Shire horse. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025 Dozens of unable-to-fly wild ducks and geese at a sanctuary in Washtenaw County's Salem Township, earlier ordered killed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, have received a reprieve. Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025 They are insulated with feathers from ducks or geese called down. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025 Bird flu is spreading again, now that wild water fowl — geese, ducks and cranes — have begun their seasonal migrations. Evan Bush, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025 On Thursday, Silly Goose played on a stage inside the Kentucky Kingdom theme park, while inflatable geese floated above the crowd and Foster got his fans to jump, clap and crowdsurf under a hot Kentucky sun. Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025 The group walks southeast in the park passing the less interesting sight of dozens of Canada geese waiting to intimidate them. Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025 Some Canada geese came and went. Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025 This configuration produces tilted stroke planes, much like those seen in geese, vultures, and kingfishers during slow flight. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geese
Noun
  • There were these lunatics in the car.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • So that episode will make fun [of] billionaire life-extension body-hacking lunatics.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • None of this is meant to suggest that a trade is imminent, but if offered the chance to trade these three players for Peralta, the Yankees would be fools not to take it.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Sabonis and Zach LaVine are fringe All-Stars most seasons, Keegan Murray is a solid wing starter who shoots and defends, DeRozan can still get midrange buckets and shot-fake fools into heaps of fouls, and Malik Monk is electric in a sixth-man role.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Don’t use mulch made from black walnut wood, leaves, or nuts near your orchard.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
  • So in 2017, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases formally recommended parents introduce children under the age of 3 to allergens like nuts.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other wild game animals like elk and turkeys don't require any tags or notifications.
    Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
  • That level is down about 3% from 2024 and about 36% from the peak of approximately 303 million turkeys raised in 1996.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Geese.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geese. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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