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
  • 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
  • The Thing with Feathers, from writer-director Dylan Southern and starring the actor as a grieving father haunted by a giant crow, had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 25.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The jungle struck up its evening symphony: the sweet chittering of insects, the distant bellowing of monkeys, the occasional screech of a kite.
    Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • But as the race against former President Trump screeches into its final week, joy has taken the back seat.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Cruises Le Commandant Charcot, from expedition cruise company Ponant, now brings travelers through the frozen bays and rivers of Boreal Canada.
    Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2025
  • In addition to the A’s, the Raiders recently decamped for Las Vegas and the Warriors moved across the bay to San Francisco.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Plant extracts like cypress leaf and skullcap help control oil production to stave off future congestion, while a blend of clarifying willow bark extract and salicylic acid helps break down dead skin cells within the pore to leave them looking clearer, tighter, and smaller.
    Emily Orofino, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
  • But the publication offers another explanation for the name: in the 1760s, Captain Jonathan Carver documented that some Native American tribes used it to mark the appearance of beetle larvae from thawing tree bark.
    Joe Hernandez, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Songbirds coo and chirp from the marshy fringe; tall grasses rustle in the breeze.
    Dan Rubinstein, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Late Monday night, the first small chirps could be heard as the egg’s shell continued to open.
    Devyn Byers, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And if that’s not strange enough, this tiny creature barks, squeaks and even screams when threatened.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Mice typically produce pulses of ultrasonic squeaks that resemble syllables in human language.
    Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Not a peep from the current city council, nor reflections from local publications or posts from local historical societies.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Different groups have access, hundreds of different people have access to this that are nowhere in the scope of what needs to be, and yet nobody raised one peep about it.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 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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“Crake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crake. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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