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
The team tested more than 300 recipes before happening on the right combination of growth factors, molecules and metabolites that allowed the pigeon germ cells to grow for 60 days.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigeon
Noun
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As the humpback plunges back below the surface the remoras, also known as sucker fish, return to the whale, sticking their landings with the timing and precision of Olympic gymnasts.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Remove any canes that are crossing or rubbing against each other, as well as any suckers that have formed.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The title especially stings for the many survivors of violence and persecution under Suharto’s rule – and the families of his victims.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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In an email, Victoria Police confirmed the victims were a 33-year-old woman and a 7-year-old boy from Doveton.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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The boats hit the Gulf of Mexico before dawn, engines rumbling out diesel smoke while dead-eyed gulls clear their throats and wait to feast on the fishermen’s leftovers.—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Early indications, as the paddlers approached, were that the breakwaters had done an exceptional job, at least, of recruiting gulls and cormorants.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The same prime minister who exaggerates his power is also fine with being portrayed as the patsy of more influential actors.—
Aluf Benn,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Nov. 2025
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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
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“Pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigeon. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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