crake

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Recent Examples of crake 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 As the two men search separately, Holt mimics the corn crake mating call, and Kevin responds. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2021 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 Corn crakes usually migrate to spend the winter in the grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa. Richard O. Prum, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018 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
  • The occasional caw of a crow, the chickadee-dee-dee of a chickadee, the big song of the little Carolina wren that now stays on our Pennsylvania farm all winter.
    Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Other names for the full moon in March include the eagle moon, goose moon, crow comes back moon and sugar moon, according to the Almanac.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • One-take monologues are sliced in half, plot twists pause mid-gasp, and a car chase sequence screeches to a halt.
    Viren Naidu, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2025
  • While not functional, the shiny cars served as props for young kids to vape, scroll on their phones, and screech on top of.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Add bay leaves, saffron and its liquid, and enough vegetable stock to barely cover sweet potato cubes.
    Yakir Levy, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The latest attempt to reduce the pollution input from stormwater is a series of pilot projects to filter water flowing from cities into the bay.
    Courtney Heath, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Bald Cypress Botanical Name: Taxodium distichum Sun Exposure: Full Soil Type: Moist Soil pH: Mildly acidic to neutral (5.5-7.0) Bald cypress' feathery leaves turn a beautiful russet red in fall before dropping and exposing the reddish-brown bark.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Another is a painting of a tree from a bugs-eye view with messages written into the bark.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Budgie neural activity is so closely aligned with the chirps, warbles, and calls the birds produce that Long and his co-researchers could chart the undulating frequency of a call based on the signals of five neurons alone, with near exact precision.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Songbirds coo and chirp from the marshy fringe; tall grasses rustle in the breeze.
    Dan Rubinstein, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Juliana is one of those people who express positive emotions with a high-pitched squeak.
    Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
  • And if that’s not strange enough, this tiny creature barks, squeaks and even screams when threatened.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Bonobos, great apes related to us and chimpanzees that live in the Republic of Congo, communicate with vocal calls including peeps, hoots, yelps, grunts, and whistles.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Indeed, the company’s X account, which had not made a peep from November 2021 to May 2024, currently posts multiple times a day.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Six months later the ones that got it right would be living in their own mews houses in Pimlico and looking fifteen years younger.
    Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The neo-classical residence, in addition to a mews house on nearby Kinnerton Street, was sold by Fairway Capital to an unidentified U.K. buyer.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2025

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