as in suckers
one who is easily deceived or cheated
a confidence man in search of another pigeon
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Recent Examples of pigeons
Sparrows, starlings, bluebirds, swallows, ravens, pigeons, and crows can become nuisance birds, causing damage and health risks.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
About the same time the wild pigeons, which used to darken the sun with their flights, left here, never to return.
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Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Through a series of flight and lab experiments, researchers found pigeons can use special cells in their liver as an internal compass.
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Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
While the researchers found the strongest magnetic signal in the pigeons' livers, such immune cells have also been spotted in other areas including the beak and spleen.
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ABC News,
28 May 2026
The next day, all the pigeons were released.
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ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
About the same time the wild pigeons, which used to darken the sun with their flights, left here, never to return.
—
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Through a series of flight and lab experiments, researchers found pigeons can use special cells in their liver as an internal compass.
—
Kasha Patel,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
While the researchers found the strongest magnetic signal in the pigeons' livers, such immune cells have also been spotted in other areas including the beak and spleen.
—
ABC News,
28 May 2026
The next day, all the pigeons were released.
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ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigeons
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Good choices include live sunfish, suckers, bullheads, carp, goldfish, and chubs.
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Southerners are suckers for cities on the water, and the charming community of Stuart, Florida, is abundantly blessed on that front.
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Skuas, gulls and giant petrels cross enormous distances over the Southern Ocean, and the virus traveled with them.
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The Children’s Pool also is an active nesting area for gulls.
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The Israeli strikes killed five people around the town of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, according to the official news agency NNA, and the army said a soldier was along the victims.
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As distressing as their circumstance is, Naim and Ryan are unmistakably positioned as heroic lovers, not victims-to-be.
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“Pigeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigeons. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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