rare birds

plural of rare bird

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rare birds
Noun
  • The Scene The Bayeux Tapestry, which went on display in the British Museum this week, is one of the wonders of the medieval world.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Frustrated and slightly panicked, Hannah explains that this has happened before and wonders if she’s broken.
    Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Do not be surprised if their latest batch of prodigies spring a couple of surprises.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Julian and Jaden, who is about two years his junior, are both former child basketball prodigies.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • An Amazon subcontracted delivery driver marvels at the company’s surveillance of his work combined with their hands-off attitude towards any liability.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Here, age-old traditions fuse with contemporary flavors, archaeological marvels meet modernist museums, rugged peaks are juxtaposed against verdant plains, and stretches of sandy shorelines lead to charming inland villages.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • West alleges Gilkar and Ahmed asked her to terminate the pregnancy under a provision in their surrogacy agreement covering serious fetal abnormalities.
    Stepheny Price , Jasmine Baehr , Shannon Bream , Bill Mears, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Although Verticillium wilt symptoms differ among hosts, abnormalities like leaf yellowing (chlorosis) or browning, wilting, and branch dieback raise suspicion of infection across the board.
    Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The new meters automatically deliver alerts in the event of outages or other anomalies, meaning customers don’t have to call in.
    Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Additionally, magnetic anomalies found in iron-bearing minerals in the south now make more sense.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There clearly continues to be something very evocative about the idea that all the mundane pop-culture ephemera from one’s youth hides something darker.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Atlanta convention with lots of records for sale as well as memorabilia, ephemera and music from vinyl-spinning DJs.
    Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Rare birds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rare%20birds. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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