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
It was found sometime in the 3rd quarter downtown hunting pigeons.
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Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Rescue teams quickly mobilized and began efforts to retrieve and assess the pigeons, which will each require veterinary evaluations, medication, and parasite treatment.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
That would massively put the cat among the pigeons in the relegation fight.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
White terns have about the same body length as pigeons but a larger wingspan.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Then, on this March day in 1957, the remaining 1,018 pigeons were put up for sale at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
Also unusual are a spinning obstacle, sort of a modern-day windmill distraction, and a hole featuring pigeons that are foosball men.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
Barnes, a longtime fan of birds, began breeding pigeons a couple of years ago.
—Lisa Gutierrez
march 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Nearby, pigeons are fighting over what, horrifyingly, appears to be a chicken strip.
—Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Rescue teams quickly mobilized and began efforts to retrieve and assess the pigeons, which will each require veterinary evaluations, medication, and parasite treatment.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
That would massively put the cat among the pigeons in the relegation fight.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
White terns have about the same body length as pigeons but a larger wingspan.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Then, on this March day in 1957, the remaining 1,018 pigeons were put up for sale at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
Also unusual are a spinning obstacle, sort of a modern-day windmill distraction, and a hole featuring pigeons that are foosball men.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
Barnes, a longtime fan of birds, began breeding pigeons a couple of years ago.
—Lisa Gutierrez
march 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
Nearby, pigeons are fighting over what, horrifyingly, appears to be a chicken strip.
—Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigeons
Noun
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Keep in mind that trumpet vines can become invasive by self-seeding and sending up suckers, so allocate ample space.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Apr. 2026
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When pruning orange trees, focus on dead, damaged, or diseased branches, and getting rid of upright suckers that drain the tree’s energy.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Overhead, vultures, crows and gulls swarmed, feeding on carcasses and insects and other waste.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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From Ventura to Santa Barbara, gulls, pelicans, murres, and grebes staggered along beaches, unable to fly.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nataliia had gone to the bus station, where soldiers were spraying foam to contain the nuclear fallout, and to the hospital, where men in white coats were unloading victims on stretchers from the backs of ambulances.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Turkey denies the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Pigeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigeons. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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