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Recent Examples of honker
When a big flock of honkers commits, new hunters tend to flock shoot.
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Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2023
When a big flock of honkers commits, new hunters tend to flock shoot.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2023
Whether the actor who originated the role in the 1590s wore a wax honker is unknown, but the stereotype was certainly familiar by then.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
Before agriculture subdued the mountain rivers, much of the southern San Joaquin Valley was transformed each spring into marsh teeming with tule elk and antelope, honkers, and gray and Canada geese.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
People broke the news, citing insider sources and a big honker of a rock that Song was wearing around Beverly Hills this week.
—Vulture, 26 Jan. 2022
From mallard purists to pit blind honker hunters, our favorite bird species often dictates our hunting style.
—Ryan Chelius, Outdoor Life, 1 Mar. 2021
And big honker or petite button, our sniffers hate when bad odors linger nearby.
—Dan Seitz, Popular Science, 10 Mar. 2021
Keep the honkers away from the ducks and bar-bellies.
—Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 6 Jan. 2020
Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2023
When a big flock of honkers commits, new hunters tend to flock shoot.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2023
Whether the actor who originated the role in the 1590s wore a wax honker is unknown, but the stereotype was certainly familiar by then.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
Before agriculture subdued the mountain rivers, much of the southern San Joaquin Valley was transformed each spring into marsh teeming with tule elk and antelope, honkers, and gray and Canada geese.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
People broke the news, citing insider sources and a big honker of a rock that Song was wearing around Beverly Hills this week.
—Vulture, 26 Jan. 2022
From mallard purists to pit blind honker hunters, our favorite bird species often dictates our hunting style.
—Ryan Chelius, Outdoor Life, 1 Mar. 2021
And big honker or petite button, our sniffers hate when bad odors linger nearby.
—Dan Seitz, Popular Science, 10 Mar. 2021
Keep the honkers away from the ducks and bar-bellies.
—Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 6 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honker
Noun
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Buckwheat, though, was fascinated, at one point pushing his tiny nose close to Schermerhorn’s chimes.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
12 Aug. 2025
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But her sharp nose is hunting for just one such combination: the one that signals cancer.—
Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Easily recognized by their slender bodies, long pectoral fins, and rounded snouts, this species is often seen cruising in the open ocean, particularly along the edges of continental shelves, around seamounts, and near offshore reefs.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The video then zoomed in on the swimming swine, which was largely submerged saved for its ears, eyes and snout.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Honker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honker. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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