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Noun
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He’s given the Heisman by a crusty old coot guarding the entrance.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025 -
Eurasian coots are round, black waterbirds with distinctive, chicken-like feet.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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So naturally, the series went in a totally different direction with the new boss, introducing him as a maverick who runs into danger and a chief whose leadership style is a far cry from Boden’s strong but kind-hearted approach.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
11 Apr. 2025
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At one point, that must have seemed like a sweet validation for Navarro, a maverick among prominent economists despite his Harvard Ph.D.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025
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For older codgers like me who prefer golf clubs to nightclubs, a serene and charming alternative is the city of La Quinta, best known for its incomparable golf courses at PGA West and the historic La Quinta Resort & Club, another redolent whiff of Hollywood’s glorious days gone by.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Popular culture’s usual parade of toothless codgers and crones increasingly seemed obsolete.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
25 Nov. 2024
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“Geezer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geezer. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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