as in lunatics
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
don't be such a silly goose—you're dressed just fine for the party
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Recent Examples of geese
The honks of wild Canada geese, for instance, fresh out of the Arctic and now high in the clouds going south, signal a change in seasons for me.
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Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
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
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
Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
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
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
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The lunatics who attacked the seat of government to try to change the outcome of a free and fair election are not patriots.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Parents know these woke lunatics are bullies.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The fools of twenty-first-century Western imperialism possessed little of the historical literacy, let alone the moral sophistication, of Arendt, Weil, and Camus.—
Victor J. Blue,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
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The mind wants desperately to connect with a person—and fools itself into seeing one in a machine.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The next slide showed a mouthwatering array of meats, cheeses, crudite and nuts set for snacking on, along with bottles of Haack's champagne line, Clé Cachée, chilling behind an array of glasses.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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For instance, nuts, seeds, nut butters, and chocolate are more prone to oxidation, which can lead to rancid flavors or a gritty texture.—
Bridget Shirvell,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Anderson explained that because certain retailers, such as Walmart, contract their turkeys well in advance, the price for customers might be much lower than the market currently indicates.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The mass of public officials and volunteers unloaded and passed about 1,200 turkeys into the food bank Thursday morning in a lively assembly line.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Geese.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geese. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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