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shut·tle·cock
ˈshə-tᵊl-ˌkäk 
: a lightweight conical object with a rounded often rubber-covered nose that is used in badminton
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Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
The flakes are as grand and as intricate as shuttlecocks.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Leigh bats the first two questions down like shuttlecocks.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
Despite nailing the first four, Gi-hun's last kick threw the shuttlecock in an odd direction.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Although now widely embraced as a symbol of Kansas City, the shuttlecocks didn’t quite make sense at first.
—Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
The flakes are as grand and as intricate as shuttlecocks.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Leigh bats the first two questions down like shuttlecocks.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
Despite nailing the first four, Gi-hun's last kick threw the shuttlecock in an odd direction.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Shuttlecock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuttlecock. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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