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Recent Examples of gull
Noun
Glaucous gulls — an Arctic species of seagull — can be seen snatching fish that the marine mammals were pursuing, substantially reducing their success rate. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025 Those birds, following Lake Michigan’s shoreline, include raptors, waterfowl, gulls, terns and shorebirds. Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
People will be gulled into coughing up their life savings, playing unwitting roles in scams, or joining toxic movements. Rob Reid, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2023 The fantasy that the privileged are easily gulled has a powerful lure. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for gull
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gull
Noun
  • These stems, called suckers, are a different variety than the top growth and will have different flowers, as well as drawing energy and resources away from the main plant.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Whatever the color, your boy Ethan Hunt is gonna hang on that sucker for dear life because he’s got things to do and a world to save yet again.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But don't let the name fool you, Murderbot isn't actually the frightening story of a dangerous security robot.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • That attempt was soon fooled by sloppy play in the neutral zone that gave Brad Marchand a short-handed opportunity.
    Nick Ashbourne, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Humanity’s introduction of rats and cats—which attack pigeon nests—drove the bird’s numbers down to just ten individuals.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
  • How to do pigeon pose: Katie Thompson Start in a tabletop position on your hands and knees on a yoga mat.
    Danielle Zickl, SELF, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Be Wary of Phishing Emails and Texts After a breach, scammers may impersonate the affected company to trick you into clicking malicious links.
    Alex Vakulov, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • She was tricked by the very devilish Zeus, who broke his way into many marriages.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The family is seeking separate payouts of at least $25,000 from all four companies for each of the three victims, according to the lawsuit, aiming for at least $300,000 in cumulative damages.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
  • My heart aches for those who knew and loved Gabriela, Florinda, and Jeanette, as well as the additional victim, and are now in mourning this Easter weekend.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But as, as the brilliant evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller notes, our capacities to judge competence have evolved, so too have our capacities to deceive others about it.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • And Ken claims to be a man of faith but uses fake Uber accounts to meet his girlfriend and deceive his family.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Gull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gull. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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