as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
a confidence man in search of another pigeon
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Recent Examples of pigeon
Sparrows, mourning doves, pigeons, towhees, and juncos will all fly over to enjoy an easy meal.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
The result was what can safely be called overkill, like hitting a pigeon at point blank range with buckshot – only with a lot fewer feathers.
—New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2025
Perhaps the most obviously ugly bird is a baby pigeon.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
The winter trees that circle the small lake are bare, but what about the pigeons swelling themselves up for courting, chasing their sweethearts across the grass?
—Deborah Levy, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
The result was what can safely be called overkill, like hitting a pigeon at point blank range with buckshot – only with a lot fewer feathers.
—New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2025
Perhaps the most obviously ugly bird is a baby pigeon.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
The winter trees that circle the small lake are bare, but what about the pigeons swelling themselves up for courting, chasing their sweethearts across the grass?
—Deborah Levy, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pigeon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigeon
Noun
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Cephalopods’ soft bodies sprout arms and bloom with suckers at these same splits.—
Jake Buehler,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, Americans have proved themselves to be suckers for packaging that conveys a food’s healthiness, Bragg said.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The victims said the thief stole close to $60,000 in cash and dozens of checks that were inside the box.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the victim as Daniella Weisman from Glencoe, a spokesperson confirms to PEOPLE.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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People are talking about the storm while the gulls gorge on bread and peck at chicken bones.—
Deborah Levy,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Above, herring gulls wheel and nest in the cliff’s rugged crevices.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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He was often portrayed as a DOGE patsy, perhaps even a fool.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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The problem is that any Fed governor who agrees with him risks looking like a patsy, according to UBS’s Paul Donovan.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
30 July 2025
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“Pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigeon. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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