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Recent Examples of coot
That’s when Broadbent’s whimsical eyes take over, splitting the difference between doddering old coot and magical elf.
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Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
The set-piece of Jim and Huck telling their stories also lets Walker and Anderson have some fun with the two old coots bickering over details, each armed with the stubborn certainty of long years.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
One of those ordinary people is a drunk old coot named Tomas, who offers a ride and shelter to Elena and Zubak in the midst of a 9 p.m. curfew and intensifying search to find them and bring them to justice.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2024
The wetland attracts birds, such as coots and tricolored blackbirds, and also recharges the aquifer that the roots of cottonwoods and willows tap into.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024
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Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
The set-piece of Jim and Huck telling their stories also lets Walker and Anderson have some fun with the two old coots bickering over details, each armed with the stubborn certainty of long years.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
One of those ordinary people is a drunk old coot named Tomas, who offers a ride and shelter to Elena and Zubak in the midst of a 9 p.m. curfew and intensifying search to find them and bring them to justice.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2024
The wetland attracts birds, such as coots and tricolored blackbirds, and also recharges the aquifer that the roots of cottonwoods and willows tap into.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024
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“Coot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coot. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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