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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Hollywood’s leading men may be embracing the peacock trend on red carpets, but women still rule in interest and social-media conversation, with the night’s top five women totaling $35.76 million in earned engagement, while the men earned $10.9 million.
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Joel Khalili, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
Captain Alan Zaremba of Hollywood specializes in guiding anglers to peacock bass in South Florida as well as in the Amazon River basin in Colombia and Brazil.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
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Noun
The show, which centered on a New York City taxicab company, premiered on ABC in September 1978, ultimately being dropped by ABC and picked up by the peacock for its final season.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Hollywood’s leading men may be embracing the peacock trend on red carpets, but women still rule in interest and social-media conversation, with the night’s top five women totaling $35.76 million in earned engagement, while the men earned $10.9 million.
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
The need among small-time meme coin creators to peacock for attention became even more acute when celebrities piled in.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
Captain Alan Zaremba of Hollywood specializes in guiding anglers to peacock bass in South Florida as well as in the Amazon River basin in Colombia and Brazil.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
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“Peacock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacock. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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