1
as in person
a member of the human race
they're a couple of tough old birds who can manage without any interference from their grandchildren
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2
as in snort
chiefly British
a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval
the Liverpool fans were quick to give the visiting footballers the bird
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bird
Noun
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Still, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that about 34 people a day in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes — that’s one person every 42 minutes.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025 -
And while a normal person will just digest that and process it, an allergic person actually sees this as a foreign threat.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
Noun
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They’re comforted by the hoots of owls and snorts of pig frogs.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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Even so, some of Lucy’s pronouncements are so truly awful that a blunt snort of laughter is the only response.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The Wimbledon men's final between three-time Grand Slam winner Sinner and Alcaraz (a five-time Grand Slam champ) comes less than two months after Alcaraz stormed back from a huge deficit to win the French Open in five sets on June 8.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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Take Eric, a man in his late sixties who has served some thirty-five years and will never be released.—
Brooke Allen,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Evacuation information from Cal Fire Evacuation Orders Immediate threat to life.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 July 2025
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This was quite an awakening as for most of my life I am defined as being part of a minority class.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Up front, its face is a far more rectilinear sneer.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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Yungblud’s voice — a piercing yelp that exists somewhere between Gerard Way’s wail and Brian Molko’s sneer — slotted him in the alt-rock world, but his aspirations seemed to stretch far beyond that categorization.—
Maura Johnston,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
Noun
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And the coolest part for me, coming to Columbus, was switching roles from Boston and now being the guy who is counted on to work with younger guys.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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There’s going to be a steady rotation of guys getting snaps along the line.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The day went off without many obvious hitches, although one unexpected development was Disturbed singer David Draiman being greeted with boos as well as cheers.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
5 July 2025
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Austin entrepreneur Kendra Scott has a new boo: Country music star Zac Brown 🌳Texas heat cramping your outdoor activity?—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Once upon a time, the movie tells us, people flocked to see these giant creatures resurrected from old DNA.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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That was a journey nearly like designing the creatures.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2025
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“Bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bird. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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