covey

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Recent Examples of covey 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 This slower afternoon there were couples strolling, a few runners, a covey of bicycles, a family out for an autumn city walk — kids, parents, an older woman moving carefully using a walker. Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Dec. 2021 Soon the covey moved on, and the quail whispers faded with them. San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for covey
Noun
  • Especially in the spring, when young dancers at the peak of their health, promise, and physical strength swarm rehearsal studios for Broadway Bares.
    Mark Harris, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Once a new location has been identified, the swarm will move on to settle into their permanent colony.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Deputies found one victim on North Crowley Cleburne Road outside the school and another at a residence nearby.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The school on April 3 filed an application to move up from the FCS level to the higher FBS classification.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Trump said during his 2 a.m. gaggle, inviting granddaughter Kai Trump to join.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The gaggle of young, conventionally attractive contestants gathers in the New York Stock Exchange and gazes up adoringly at Trump, who addresses them from a high royal balcony.
    Laura Bassett, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Other successes include the establishment of an assurance colony of Chrisangi leaf insects to prevent extinction of the species, along with fawns from Malayan sambar deer, barasinghas and hog deer.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
  • After all, the filmmaker is Portuguese and there’s a brutal history between his native country and Mozambique, a colony of Portugal until 1975, a country whose official language remains that of its former imperial overseers.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The pod exited the bay close to the West Seattle neighborhood across from downtown, where people were waiting to catch sight of them.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • While Zoe quickly suits up and surrenders to Rader’s pod, which brings her story to life in a form of virtual reality, Mio senses danger.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Relish plump, stuffed sandwiches known as cemitas and snag a table at Santóua Cholula to try mole poblano, made from chilies and chocolate.
    Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Available in 38 hues that account for an impressive range of skin tones and undertones, the concealer hydrates, plumps, and brightens the undereye area with skin-loving ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, peptides, and caffeine.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Covey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covey. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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