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Recent Examples of courser
India is the only country with more than one bird on the list, with the Himalayan quail, last sighted in 1877, and the Jerdon's courser, which was witnessed much more recently in 2009.
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Jeevan Ravindran, CNN, 19 Dec. 2021
This West African sighthound makes a fiercely protective companion and guardian, and an extremely intelligent lure courser.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2012
Jeevan Ravindran, CNN, 19 Dec. 2021
This West African sighthound makes a fiercely protective companion and guardian, and an extremely intelligent lure courser.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for courser
Noun
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Market hunters of later days could tell grisly stories of waterfowl mowed down en masse.—
Nash Buckingham,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 2025
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And when hunters kill too many prey animals, there’s often not enough left for scavengers to eat.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
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There appears to be no off-ramp yet, as the destruction and death toll mount in both countries.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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As global pressure mounts, poorly prepared firms will be the first to suffer.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Other breeds that require consistent grooming include old English sheepdog, poodle, Hungarian Puli, Afghan hound, and Bichon Frisé.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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The film world premiered in the non-competitive Cannes Premiere section, but clinched a peripheral prize with its canine cast member, sheepdog Panda, beating 24 other candidates to win the Palm Dog.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
Noun
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His sweetbreads in pig trotter ragu evoke his memories of eating pork knuckle at his grandmother’s house.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Use a variety of bones like knuckle bones, pig trotters and chicken feet for a better broth.—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The wolfhound, whose name was Aggie, had tremendous grace and several contusions.—
Rivka Galchen,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2023
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In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds.—
Christopher Arnott,
courant.com,
3 July 2019
Noun
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The Club World Cup is the old warhorse in his element, the ego still raging after all this time.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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While the loss of Zach Hyman is potentially a big one, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (5-13-18), Evander Kane (5-6-11), defenseman Evan Bouchard (6-11-17) and 40-year-old warhorse Corey Perry (7-3-10) have all been in the thick of things.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2025
Noun
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And yet, with all that exposure, the pup still can't lose sight of his owner.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Wolf pups have been spotted in Pitkin County, Colorado, according to several sources, including a rancher whose calf was attacked by wolves this spring.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Plymouth’s initial Barracuda, introduced in 1964, was a preemptive and mostly unsuccessful strike on Ford’s new Mustang, which soon took the market by storm as America’s most popular pony car.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
20 June 2025
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Lisa adopted all kinds of animals for the property: Sara and Joe, the mini ponies; pigs (Peter, Wilbur, Daisy, and Dude); a Clydesdale named Bubba; and Lulu, a white cockatoo.—
Alessandra Schade,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Courser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courser. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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