as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
a confidence man in search of another pigeon
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Recent Examples of pigeon
Reverse-engineering pigeons The first flying robot Lentink’s team built was called the Tailbot.
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Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2024
The latest of the research team's work centers around stationary pigeons.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
The flip side The pigeons on the downtown Orlando roofs are terrific.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
To say nothing of the years of sketches and jokes about rats, pigeons, and lanternflies.
—David Lachapelle, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
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Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2024
The latest of the research team's work centers around stationary pigeons.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
The flip side The pigeons on the downtown Orlando roofs are terrific.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
To say nothing of the years of sketches and jokes about rats, pigeons, and lanternflies.
—David Lachapelle, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigeon
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Give me an army of the little suckers to match every bag.Verge Staff, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
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And capitalizing on the tendency of American leaders to look at world politics through the lens of ideological shibboleths, Beijing and Moscow are playing U.S. conservatives for suckers.Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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The rampage turned festive Bourbon Street into a macabre scene of maimed victims, bloodied bodies and pedestrians fleeing for safety inside nightclubs and restaurants.ERIC TUCKER, JIM MUSTIAN, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
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The number of victims killed in the Bourbon Street attack has risen to 15, Fox News has learned.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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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
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Other incredible moments include potential wildlife sightings like whales, sea lions, and gulls.Tomeka Jones, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2024
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Thinking he's found his imbecilic patsy, Mussburger names Norville the new president.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
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The Minnesota Wild’s blip is officially a stumble as the slumping, skidding team once again was a patsy against the Winnipeg Jets.Michael Russo, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigeon. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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