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Recent Examples of loon Overall, since 2022, the virus has been detected 372 times in wild birds in Michigan, including in ducks, sparrows, pigeons, starlings, swans, geese, eagles, loons, falcons, cranes, hawks, cormorants, owls and gulls. Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024 Purchased in 2023, reportedly by U.S. businessman and owner of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild, Craig Leipold, it was christened Loon after the loon birds at his Minnesota lake house. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024 Strikingly lifelike cardboard fish and birds, including red-eyed loons and colorful trout, sat atop the heads of rally participants. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024 Share [Findings] In Maine, a loon stabbed a bald eagle through the heart. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for loon
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Noun
  • The first introduced the audience to the cast of the film: Sally Hawkins, playing a kindly foster mother who — as Danny introduced her — might be a psychopath, Billy Barratt and Sora Wong as her two new foster kids, and Jonah Wren Phillips as her younger, troubled foster son.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2025
  • In separate filings, the defense is also asking the court to limit the use of the words murder, psychopath and sociopath.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • True leaders are known for building things, fools for destroying them.
    Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The mix of Greek mythology, robots and mechanical flying scorpions is a little all over the place, but my son was plenty entertained by Scooby and Shaggy’s ability to act like bumbling fools one minute and brave heroes the next.
    Dina Gachman, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That joke might be fine if everyone in Smash were a maniac.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
  • And one week after his party homicidal maniacs had started a war that, among a great many other shocking and despicable things, had alienated his daughter from him and from her family and people.
    David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
  • An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.
    Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025

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“Loon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loon. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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