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Recent Examples of gull
Noun
Parent gulls will come to feed them until the chicks get stronger to fly well and find food on their own. Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025 The next day, the gull flew back to the Farallon Islands. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
Verb
We will not be gulled by the frauds and falsehoods of the Kremlin’s apologists. Lloyd J. Austin Iii, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024 In reality, Daniels is irresponsibly leading the easily gulled and distracted away from the real problem. John Tamny, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gull
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gull
Noun
  • After 2024 treatments, the state saw the impact mostly on carp and sucker fish, spokesperson Sydney Kennedy told the Statesman.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Train yourself to look for growth that should be removed, such as tomato suckers and low-growing tomato branches, excess dahlia foliage, and tangled thyme.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hurricanes explained by Ginger Zee Don't be fooled by the lack of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • After driving his team to the 1-yard line, Fields fooled the entire Steelers defense on a fourth down, faking a handoff and then high-stepping into the end zone untouched to take a 32-31 lead.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sparrows, pigeons, and buzzards in the sky watching me.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The blind pigeon, named Kevin, accidentally got into the truck bed of a customer whose pickup had been inspected at the business earlier in the day.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Still, Genians suspects the Kimsuky group was able to develop a workaround, also known as jailbreak, to trick ChatGPT into creating the IDs.
    Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But in reality, deepfakes are getting better and the threat industry has many years of experience in honing lures to trick people, playing on emotions and overcoming natural suspicions and objections.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The most successful so far comes from Tampa, where a circuit court judge in August reaffirmed a statewide injunction pausing DOAH hearings after a Hurricane Milton victim argued the company was violating his rights.
    Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The motion is still pending, and families of the crash victims urged the court to reject it.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This requires honesty, particularly self-honesty, as leaders can deceive themselves with what seems like progress.
    Dmitry Malin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The band’s attorneys said that consumers could be easily deceived by the products allegedly sold on the marketplace, which could, in turn, cause reputational damage for Twenty One Pilots and its legitimate products.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Gull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gull. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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