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Recent Examples of Synonyms for booby
Noun
  • True leaders are known for building things, fools for destroying them.
    Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The mix of Greek mythology, robots and mechanical flying scorpions is a little all over the place, but my son was plenty entertained by Scooby and Shaggy’s ability to act like bumbling fools one minute and brave heroes the next.
    Dina Gachman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • It’s not known what caused the goose to leave Wrigley.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • For one thing, the methods for growing and manipulating the embryonic precursors of avian sperm and eggs in a lab setting have been developed for only two birds: the chicken and, recently, the goose.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Americans are advised to eat more fruits and vegetables, include a variety of protein sources—seafood, lean meats, poultry, eggs, legumes, soy products, and unsalted nuts/seeds—and opt for protein sources lower in solid fats and calories.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Botanically the fruit is a drupe, not a nut.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • During the summer, this low-growing weed can also be identified by its seed spike resembling a turkey foot.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The team believes that this is evidence of a meal similar to the turkey eaten on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas now.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Booby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booby. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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