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
The city is also home a couple dozen plumage varieties of pigeon, including the standard grey pigeon, called a blue bar, and red and tan pigeons, Cordova-Rojas said.
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
So, why are so many people not too keen on pigeons?
—Christian Cooper, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
His attention settles here before hopping there, like a pigeon in Trafalgar Square alighting on a statue’s arm before fluttering up to its head.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
This — and, elsewhere in the special, musing about pigeons and butterflies’ respective personalities — is the sort of thing for which DeGeneres has been known since her career’s earliest going.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
So, why are so many people not too keen on pigeons?
—Christian Cooper, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
His attention settles here before hopping there, like a pigeon in Trafalgar Square alighting on a statue’s arm before fluttering up to its head.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
This — and, elsewhere in the special, musing about pigeons and butterflies’ respective personalities — is the sort of thing for which DeGeneres has been known since her career’s earliest going.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigeon
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But soon a handful of ghost visitors — including Carol Kane and David Johansen — scare this sucker straight.EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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So, don't be a financial sucker come 2025, and grab these deals from Allure editor-favorite brands—NuFace and Shark are just the beginning—while their prices are still low.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 29 Nov. 2024
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The payload comes by way of fraudulent betting applications that victims are tricked into downloading that actually do nothing but steal their data and money.Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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The Alameda County Coroners' Bureau will conduct autopsies and toxicology tests on the fatality victims, officials said.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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During the tour, participants view mudflats along the rim of the massive ponds in the north cell, where a host of gulls, plovers and cormorants hang out.Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
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Massive winter waves exploded against rocks, sea lions barked and squawking gulls joined the symphony.Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Anyone familiar with this kind of setup knows that simple offers are inevitably anything but, and rarely turn out to be worth the money — that is, assuming the poor patsy ever sees the money.Catherine Bray, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
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Appalachian State, which has given fits to many power conference opponents since elevating to the FBS in 2014 – and even before then as Michigan fans will recall – is not some patsy that will take its $1.25 million and quietly go home to Boone, N.C.Tom Layberger, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigeon. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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