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Recent Examples of coot
He’s given the Heisman by a crusty old coot guarding the entrance.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
Eurasian coots are round, black waterbirds with distinctive, chicken-like feet.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Is the abundance of plastic in Eurasian coot nests necessarily bad?
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Rooney was an elderly columnist, too, latterly in the news for saying the sorts of things a decaying old coot would say.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
Eurasian coots are round, black waterbirds with distinctive, chicken-like feet.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Is the abundance of plastic in Eurasian coot nests necessarily bad?
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Rooney was an elderly columnist, too, latterly in the news for saying the sorts of things a decaying old coot would say.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coot
Noun
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Ballard is a maverick who’s been demoted to assembling a volunteer team, literally in the basement, to review cold case files.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
6 July 2025
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Car chases were as reliable a trope as the maverick officer with his own moral code mouthing off to superiors, or the battle-scarred veteran who’s seen it all and just wants to eat donuts and make it to retirement.—
Maris Kreizman,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Together, Jamie and Isla bring the baby to Kelson, who turns out to be welcoming and accommodating, despite his reputation as a loon.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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Pelicans on this lake numbered in the hundreds, and loons, maybe about 50, though David Johnson, who leads loon-watching trips this time of year, saw at least 100 loons on this one lake several days prior.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Coot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coot. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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