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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cockalorum
Noun
  • The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
  • The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.
    Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 6 June 2023
Noun
  • Trump’s election confirmed, to some on the Left, that the country really was as bad as some of their harshest rhetoric suggested.
    Alexander Nazaryan, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Too often, the concept of second chances consists of hollow rhetoric and hurtful stigma.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In fact, the number of collisions involving any aircraft, including helicopters, small planes and hot air balloons, that caused at least one death has dropped in the United States in the last few years, the analysis shows.
    Melissa Chan, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Unlike standard toaster ovens, both air fryer ovens and basket-style air fryers rely on a combination of high heat and convection (moving hot air around with a fan) to crisp up your food.
    Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Cockalorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockalorum. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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