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Recent Examples of covey
The sight of a covey of desert quail fills me with a mad, superhuman strength.
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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
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
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Just like in Diablo, the name of the game here is clicking to move and attack swarms of enemies in dark isometric dungeons, throwing in some magical attacks with the number keys on your keyboard as needed.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
26 Feb. 2025
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As the heat began to break on Main Street, swarms of exhausted families packed up their impulse purchases and their double-wide strollers and called it a day.—
Justine Harman,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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California public universities and many K-12 school systems are defending diversity efforts while carefully avoiding clashes with the administration.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Cole's owner, Chris Hannah, told Newsweek that his pup has been a full-time school therapy dog for the last six years.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The humanizing comments are always met with a chuckle from a gaggle of reporters and a goofy smile from the player.—
Tim Britton,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Heck, even Bridget, Mark, and a gaggle of London models attended his fancy funeral.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Palace of Fine Arts: • In 1921, the German colony of Mexico City gave a monument — a monument to Beethoven: • Outside the National Museum of Art, King Charles IV of Spain (1748–1819) rides: • Itzcoatl, too, was a king, in the 1400s.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
20 Feb. 2025
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Spain ceded sovereignty over its Philippine colony after its defeat in the Spanish-American War in 1898.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Love is Blind is hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey and focuses on a group of singles from different cities every season who commit to dating in pods without ever seeing each other.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
20 Feb. 2025
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Of the 10 people who left the pods engaged, only two were not white, except Monica, who identifies as half Chilean.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On Pius’s death in 1958, the papacy went to the plump, joyous Angelo Roncalli, a brilliant peasant who had climbed the ranks to become a Vatican diplomat and who took the papal name John XXIII.—
Mary Jo McConahay,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Promising more efficient beauty rest, the overnight cream plumps, smooths, and lifts, helping one wake up to firmer, brighter eyes.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Covey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covey. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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