sillies

plural of silly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sillies
Noun
  • The honks of wild Canada geese, for instance, fresh out of the Arctic and now high in the clouds going south, signal a change in seasons for me.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The farm is home to goats, Holstein cows, potbellied and kune kune pigs, donkeys, sheep, rabbits, llamas, alpacas, guinea fowl, guinea pigs, geese, chickens, a Shetland pony, and a Shire horse.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The mind wants desperately to connect with a person—and fools itself into seeing one in a machine.
    Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
  • None of this is meant to suggest that a trade is imminent, but if offered the chance to trade these three players for Peralta, the Yankees would be fools not to take it.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Sillies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sillies. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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