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noun

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Recent Examples of magpie
Adjective
The language and structure of King’s sermons, tapping into this magpie tradition of oral performance, had many sources. Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024 The aloof downtown intellectual, named Luc by her Belgian parents, is a poetic essayist with a magpie mind and a talent for archive spelunking. Carl Swanson, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
Noun
Then a hanging carcass should be protected from jays and magpies with cloth bags. Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025 The mysterious spirit animal messengers that Ji-noo sends, a tiger and a magpie who represent the nobles and commoners of many Korean folk tales, needed to be otherworldly without being fully demonic. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for magpie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magpie
Adjective
  • From New York’s East Village to Seattle’s oldest neighborhood and New Orleans’ eclectic Bywater community, these vintage retailers aren’t just selling clothes—they’re preserving culture, telling stories, and encouraging consumers to slow down and value garments that were made to last.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • For dinner, the Inn at Tres Pinos is a friendly roadside stop for eclectic, high-end gastronomy in the backcountry.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The assorted figures range in medium, from traditional bronze and marble statues to those made of fiberglass and resin.
    Sophia Arndt, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The activists were regularly moved around to assorted cells and outdoor cages while awaiting processing and court hearings.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Upon arriving at the hospital, doctors determined that the colorful bird — belonging to the same family as crows and jays — had left quite a bit of damage, including multiple fractures in Montalva's left cheekbone and a rare fracture of the hyoid bone in her neck.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Peanuts in the shell can be offered to large birds like woodpeckers, jays, and crows, which will cache them for the winter.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • These varied global efforts are helping to define technical standards, cost models, and business cases for dynamic electric road systems, with induction being one of several competing technologies (others include ground-rails and overhead power supply).
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • By considering the varied needs of different users, Ausom designs its scooters to adapt to a range of real-world scenarios—whether for daily commuting, longer-distance travel, or occasional recreational use.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Magpie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magpie. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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