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Recent Examples of coot
The second connection is that for as much as Kim Wexler would have in common with Carol Struka, Carol at this moment seems even closer to Everett Acker, the cranky old coot who refused to leave his home in Better Call Saul.
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Duck, coot, merganser: Nov. 22-Dec. 1, Dec. 10-23, Dec. 27-Jan. 1 statewide.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
Lake Hodges near Escondido is a major grebe nesting location where birders enjoy following the nesting process that begins with the weaving of reeds into floating mats where eggs are then deposited.
Loons, coots, rails and gallinules are also floating nest builders.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Seeing irascible old coots soften when in the presence of cherubic little nuggets gets me every time.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 May 2025
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Duck, coot, merganser: Nov. 22-Dec. 1, Dec. 10-23, Dec. 27-Jan. 1 statewide.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
Lake Hodges near Escondido is a major grebe nesting location where birders enjoy following the nesting process that begins with the weaving of reeds into floating mats where eggs are then deposited.
Loons, coots, rails and gallinules are also floating nest builders.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Seeing irascible old coots soften when in the presence of cherubic little nuggets gets me every time.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coot
Noun
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In competitive pro surfer years, that is akin to being a total geezer.—
Corky Carroll,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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That was the name of the 2009 Obama-era program that helped to buy up 700,000 geezer-mobiles and got them off the roads.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There are no maverick molecules in the universe.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Landmarks across the globe, from Prince’s beloved hometown Minnesota Twins baseball stadium, and NYC’s Times Square to Paris’ Eiffel Tower, were bathed in purple in honor of the maverick.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Unlike many birds, loons are not built to take off from land.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Ojibwe, a western Anishinaabe community in and around northern Wisconsin, refer to the April full moon as the boiling sap moon or the loon moon.—
Caden Perry,
jsonline.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Coot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coot. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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