sillies

plural of silly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sillies
Noun
  • 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
  • Dozens of unable-to-fly wild ducks and geese at a sanctuary in Washtenaw County's Salem Township, earlier ordered killed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, have received a reprieve.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Sabonis and Zach LaVine are fringe All-Stars most seasons, Keegan Murray is a solid wing starter who shoots and defends, DeRozan can still get midrange buckets and shot-fake fools into heaps of fouls, and Malik Monk is electric in a sixth-man role.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Sillies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sillies. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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