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 Six species last documented since 2016 will be added to the list in 2026 due to a lack of recent documentation, including the Mindoro bleeding-heart and Mindoro imperial pigeon from the Philippines and the Samoan white-eye from Savai’i, Samoa. —
Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026 Sacramento’s smallest zoo Alali now lives in Natomas with her fiancé, Alex Saraceno, along with Merlin; a girl group of rats named Monica, Moira and Amy; a former prison pigeon named Al Capone; a bearded dragon named Muffy; and a dog named Maverick. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2026 White terns have about the same body length as pigeons but a larger wingspan. —ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026 By the late 19th century pigeon-keeping was a popular hobby, and militaries began experimenting with them as messengers. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pigeon
Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026 Sacramento’s smallest zoo Alali now lives in Natomas with her fiancé, Alex Saraceno, along with Merlin; a girl group of rats named Monica, Moira and Amy; a former prison pigeon named Al Capone; a bearded dragon named Muffy; and a dog named Maverick. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2026 White terns have about the same body length as pigeons but a larger wingspan. —ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026 By the late 19th century pigeon-keeping was a popular hobby, and militaries began experimenting with them as messengers. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pigeon
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Snip upright suckers and water sprouts that zap the tree’s energy.— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
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But to think that suckers get an even break when insiders have information that assures them of winning is folly.— William Mersey, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Nataliia had gone to the bus station, where soldiers were spraying foam to contain the nuclear fallout, and to the hospital, where men in white coats were unloading victims on stretchers from the backs of ambulances.— Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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At the time, Esperanza-Pacheco was working as a pastor at God’s Lighthouse of Truth in Richmond, where the victim and her family were members and had developed a friendship with him.— Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Overhead, vultures, crows and gulls swarmed, feeding on carcasses and insects and other waste.— CNN Money, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
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From Ventura to Santa Barbara, gulls, pelicans, murres, and grebes staggered along beaches, unable to fly.— Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
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Then Kay served notice that the White Sox, after losing the record 121 games in 2024, are through playing patsies.— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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The president has argued that Cornyn is a patsy for the Democrats.— Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/pigeon. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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