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as in geese
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
only a turkey would think it's a good idea to go for a jog when the weather drops below zero
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as in idiots
a stupid person
you turkey, that wasn't my boyfriend—it was my brother!
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as in disasters
something that has failed
his business venture ended up being a turkey, and he lost quite a bit of money on it
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Recent Examples of turkeys
Josiah and his brothers are a huge help in caring for the miniature horses, goats, chickens, and turkeys on the farm.
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Libby Smith,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Every Thanksgiving, people still take turkeys, ribs, chicken, and Boston butts for Harold and his family to smoke for holiday dinners -- a tradition stretching back generations.
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Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
That’s too tight for many animals like turkeys, coyotes and bobcats to crawl through.
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Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
28 June 2026
Of the eight, Manganelli, who had been hunting turkeys the weekend before, was the most positive about the vaccine.
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Bram Sable-Smith,
NPR,
27 June 2026
And the livestock barns and show rings will feature baby lambs and goats, along with steers, chickens and turkeys.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
Jessica sometimes looks out her window in the morning and sees turkeys walking around or even an aoudad sheep or two.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
Over the next several decades, a roll call of Pennsylvania’s native animals would be extirpated, including mountain lions, wolves, wolverines, badgers, pine marten, and fisher cats; whitetail deer were nearly wiped out of the state, as were black bears and turkeys.
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Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Wildlife seekers should keep an eye out for rabbits, deer, black bears, wild turkeys, and elk.
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Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Every Thanksgiving, people still take turkeys, ribs, chicken, and Boston butts for Harold and his family to smoke for holiday dinners -- a tradition stretching back generations.
—
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
That’s too tight for many animals like turkeys, coyotes and bobcats to crawl through.
—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
28 June 2026
Of the eight, Manganelli, who had been hunting turkeys the weekend before, was the most positive about the vaccine.
—
Bram Sable-Smith,
NPR,
27 June 2026
And the livestock barns and show rings will feature baby lambs and goats, along with steers, chickens and turkeys.
—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
Jessica sometimes looks out her window in the morning and sees turkeys walking around or even an aoudad sheep or two.
—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
Over the next several decades, a roll call of Pennsylvania’s native animals would be extirpated, including mountain lions, wolves, wolverines, badgers, pine marten, and fisher cats; whitetail deer were nearly wiped out of the state, as were black bears and turkeys.
—
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Wildlife seekers should keep an eye out for rabbits, deer, black bears, wild turkeys, and elk.
—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turkeys
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The Geese Police will provide monthly reports documenting patrol times and the number of geese observed during each visit.
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The event features a striking diversity of body shapes, ages, complexions, backgrounds, orientations, gender expressions and body art, all made equal under the Florida sun (slightly overcast this year) by their status as golden geese for the fan platforms.
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No one is suggesting these idiots are more than a small minority of the golf fans who did show up at Bethpage Black, and then at Shinnecock Hills.
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Kids, let’s face it, are idiots by nature, and that’s not their fault.
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Previous cloud-seeding controversies Cloud seeding is now at the center of the rise in weather‑control conspiracy narratives after disasters, such as the tragic Texas floods of 2025 that killed dozens of people, many of them children.
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Peace emphasized that such disasters have a lasting impact.
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The lunatics are running the asylum.
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Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Michael Cera, Will Arnett and other lunatics round out the cast.
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There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
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The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.
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The northwestern states of Aragua, Carabobo and Falcón have also been affected, with some areas reporting power failures, Rodríguez said.
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But Ramaphosa also conceded that there had been failures in South Africa's border control.
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Her lab has found even modest additions to the diet — a handful of nuts or an avocado — can enrich certain beneficial bacteria over the course of a few weeks.
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Including foods like avocado, olive oil, nuts, or seeds can make your meal more satisfying and may also stimulate digestion.
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Those grisly trials eventually led to the first generation of moose dummies, which were mostly bundles of strong electrical wire and a wooden beam for a spine.
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The last four movies have had creepy, menacing characters such as Sid, Stinky Pete, Gabby Gabby and the Bensons ventriloquist dummies.
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“Turkeys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turkeys. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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