as in fools
a silly flighty person
don't be such a scatterbrain—it's only a wedding, not the invasion of Normandy
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Noun
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McGinn sets high standards in training and during games and does not suffer fools.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Antisemitism is the socialism of fools, right?—
Suzanne Schneider,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Today, the bluegills, catfish and Canada geese that once populated the area have mostly abandoned the creek, which has long been polluted by runoff from farms and nearby parking lots.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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The town official spoke with the state Department of Environmental Conservation, and with this week’s warm weather potentially causing the pond’s ice to thaw, geese will have more space to spread out, helping to reduce the potential for transmission.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Canada geese are protected, as well as most other geese, swans, ducks, cranes, cuckoos, hummingbirds, doves and flamingos.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Brood parasites such as cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds’ nests, tricking the hosts into caring for their offspring at the expense of their own.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In each show, the two nitwits would set out on some caper, which would inevitably go horribly wrong, leaving them broke, or tied up, or in jail, or hanging over a cliff, or some other situation of great peril.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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