crake

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Recent Examples of crake The corn crake is considered a species at risk of extinction by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025 The most intriguing sighting of all was made by several fortunate observers who had tantalizing glimpses of a possible corn crake at Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary in Marshfield. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022 On the trail, Holt describes the nearby corn crake to Kevin, who can’t see through his swollen eyes. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2021 Among its rare and exclusive wildlife are giant tortoises, marine iguanas, penguins, finches, crakes, and species of mice found nowhere else in the world. Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2020 The Cedar Beach bird was only the second corn crake recorded in New York State since Grover Cleveland was president. Richard O. Prum, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crake
Noun
  • Can’t wait till some critics have to eat crow.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
  • According to the brand, in a 8-week double-blind clinical study, this eye cream significantly improved the appearance of key visible signs of aging, including dark circles under-eye wrinkles, crow’s feet lines, and puffiness.
    Brianna Peters, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Native to North America, eastern screech-owls are mostly gray, reddish-brown or brown with yellow eyes, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • This causes a blast of high-energy radiation called a gamma-ray burst (GRB), a final screech of gravitational waves, and sends out a spray of neutron-rich matter, which allows a process to occur that generates very heavy but unstable elements.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • To keep mosquitos at bay, choose a barrel that is sealed around the downspout.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
  • As a result, the wide, shallow bay, with its lacework of shoals and basins, grows hot and hypersaline, killing seagrass, fueling algae blooms and hurting the economy of the Keys.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Following these findings, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the use of sassafras oil and safrole as food additives in 1960 and later prohibited the interstate shipment of sassafras bark for tea, effectively removing the plant from commercial products.
    Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Its bark is red, and its foliage is pale green with pink margins.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The pair began to exchange words early in the second half, cracking the type of crooked smiles that hardly concealed the competitiveness driving both players to chirp and ridicule and needle one another on both ends of the court.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Stephanie says, between a bark and a chirp.
    Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The only sound coming from the Dodger Stadium visitors’ clubhouse Wednesday night was the squeak of a laundry cart.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Over time, pig squeak forms dense clumps without becoming invasive.
    Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The toe strap was pinched at the center, creating a peep-toe-like design.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • At the waist, the dress began to flow into a breezy column skirt with a thigh-high slit that showcased Blanchett's peep-toe black heels lined with glittering rhinestones.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • My father mistakes it for the verb to bray, like a donkey.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Crake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crake. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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