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
After tucking into roast pigeon (in keeping with the medieval theme) and a glass of pinot noir from the château’s vineyard, stay the night in one of four cozy guest rooms.
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Kimberley Lovato, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025
Poses like downward dog, child’s pose, and reclining pigeon can relieve pain.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
This is a woman who wakes up in a fright, glowers at pigeons, scrubs her home in a panicked fury, upbraids her adult son Moses (Tuwaine Barrett), and dismisses her plumber husband Curtley (David Webber).
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2025
Birds are known for their exceptional color vision, and many types of birds — among them pigeons, turkeys, ducks and geese — can see in the UV spectrum.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
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Kimberley Lovato, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025
Poses like downward dog, child’s pose, and reclining pigeon can relieve pain.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
This is a woman who wakes up in a fright, glowers at pigeons, scrubs her home in a panicked fury, upbraids her adult son Moses (Tuwaine Barrett), and dismisses her plumber husband Curtley (David Webber).
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2025
Birds are known for their exceptional color vision, and many types of birds — among them pigeons, turkeys, ducks and geese — can see in the UV spectrum.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigeon
Noun
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Clip away suckers or small sprouts that are growing from the base of the tree.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2025
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Extended deterrence was a sham, and the people who relied on it were suckers.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Authorities struggled to identify and process all of the victims.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Paying ransoms does not guarantee a return to normal business operations, and 35% of victims who paid a ransom, according to the in-house analysis of data, either did not receive decryption keys or received corrupted keys.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
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Those birds, following Lake Michigan’s shoreline, include raptors, waterfowl, gulls, terns and shorebirds.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Athena instantly figures it out: Amber murdered those other girls and kidnapped Jayna, using Bullock as a patsy.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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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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“Pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigeon. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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