pigeon

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Recent Examples of pigeon From garbage-eating urban pigeons to colorful parrots in tropical forests, the diversity of birds is impressive. Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025 Spot exotic bird species across the five boroughs Want to spot more than pigeons on your next trip to the Big Apple? Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 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 The wild pigeons came with a beat of wings that filled the air, and ate the acorns under the oaks. Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pigeon
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Noun
  • Scuba Oversized Half-zip Hoodie The millennial in me will always be a sucker for roomy sweatshirts with thumbholes, and the Scuba Oversized Half-zip Hoodie feels like the age-appropriate evolution of my favorite middle school hoodies.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
  • On the opposite side there was Gessime Yassine; technical, fleet-footed and skilful, and one of those silky wingers who loves to glide inside before delivering the sucker-punch pass.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Usiripalli is accused of lunging at the second victim, who was seated to the right of the first victim, and stabbed him.
    Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The study, the first of its kind locally, was conducted by Sojourner Family Peace Center in Milwaukee, the state's largest advocacy organization for victims of domestic violence.
    Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, on the other hand, had long, gull-like wings and jaws suited for catching fish and squid.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The cost of removing gulls can cost anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 and requires working with a bird nesting control company, which may need to revisit the site several times after the initial removal, according to Arcuri.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Gwen champions Chelsea for advocating for her needs, but Gwen’s obviously the patsy here, running to turn up the thermostat the second Chelsea asks.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Slightly, meanwhile, targets Joe as his patsy to smuggle a Xenomorph embryo out of Prodigy, still resentful that Wendy’s family is here safely while his mother is far away and being threatened by Morrow.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025

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

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