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Recent Examples of covey
Among the highlights is her vast (and presumably growing) collection of awards, including her covey of CMA and ACM trophies and her 2024 Grammy for Best Country Album, and an array of stage wear that’s a fashionista’s feast.
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Nancy Kruh, People.com, 19 July 2025
The bulk of the covey swung around my position in a sweeping curve.
—H. R. Temple, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025
The sight of a covey of desert quail fills me with a mad, superhuman strength.
—Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
And because quail live in coveys, the parasites can spread quickly through wild populations.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 18 July 2024
Often the best way to proceed is to flush the covey, then hunt up the singles, which will often sit very well for a dog.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
Once hatched, the chicks feed on insects, and the family group stays together, forming a covey that will remain together into the fall.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
Areas that always produce a covey were lifeless.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 16 Sep. 2020
Home gardens may see nesting mourning dove, a covey of baby quail, or the miracle of tiny hummingbird chicks hatching from miniature eggs in a nest not much bigger than a large thimble.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
Nancy Kruh, People.com, 19 July 2025
The bulk of the covey swung around my position in a sweeping curve.
—H. R. Temple, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2025
The sight of a covey of desert quail fills me with a mad, superhuman strength.
—Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
And because quail live in coveys, the parasites can spread quickly through wild populations.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 18 July 2024
Often the best way to proceed is to flush the covey, then hunt up the singles, which will often sit very well for a dog.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
Once hatched, the chicks feed on insects, and the family group stays together, forming a covey that will remain together into the fall.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
Areas that always produce a covey were lifeless.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 16 Sep. 2020
Home gardens may see nesting mourning dove, a covey of baby quail, or the miracle of tiny hummingbird chicks hatching from miniature eggs in a nest not much bigger than a large thimble.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for covey
Noun
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This discovery is a big deal – until now, efforts to control outbreaks, or swarms, of these animals have been laborious and largely futile, requiring individual animals to be sited and removed.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 July 2025
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Fears of India and Pakistan being a mistake away from nuclear war rose as the two countries hit each other’s military infrastructure with airstrikes and swarms of drones.—
Sam Dalrymple,
Time,
14 July 2025
Noun
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He was listed as the only instructor at the San Jose martial arts school that offers martial arts classes to adults, according to its website.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
20 July 2025
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Students in the youth circus school will perform a few-minute scene, flipping and juggling and dancing, then the adults spring into action.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Both governors have denied any plans of seeking the presidential nomination, which the pair reiterated during a gaggle with reporters before their on-stage remarks Friday.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
31 May 2025
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Following the release of the short DOJ memo, Trump appeared earlier this week to downplay the controversy when asked by a reporter about Epstein during a press gaggle, which some supporters have described as a 180-degree turn from his base’s priorities and concerns.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Both were in decent shape and differed wildly from the colony cats and other felines who lived outside.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Wild turkeys will also dust bathe in the soft dirt around ant colonies.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Model and influencer Sonia Lyson with an iPhone, and white wired ear pod headphones from Apple in Berlin, Germany.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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In late spring, the first bites were from a small wooden box of garden-fresh teardrop pea pods, which diners opened with their hands and ate straight from their shells—an appreciation of seasonal purity that felt rigorously Japanese.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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This formula gives nails a plump, gel-like finish—no UV lamp needed—while keeping color locked in for up to 10 days.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
5 Mar. 2025
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Ilia Lip Sketch Hydrating Crayon Not quite lipstick and not quite lip liner, this creamy lip crayon moisturizes, plumps, and leaves a matte finish.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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“Covey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covey. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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