gaggle

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Recent Examples of gaggle Perhaps even more than that, PSG — long dismissed and derided as a hopelessly unbalanced gaggle of individual superstars — have become a team, widely respected for the remarkable industriousness of their football and the humble, unshowy brilliance of their young players. Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 Republicans — who have introduced bills to increase the state’s cooperation with immigration authorities — are certain to oppose the proposal, and House Republicans criticized a previous draft of the bill during a press gaggle last month. Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025 Matters came to a head when Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had an explosive argument in front of reporters during an Oval Office press gaggle on February 28, which resulted in the U.S. temporarily withdrawing military aid and intelligence from Ukraine. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 The gaggle of pups then made their way across a historic stone bridge and down the city's streets, passing the Dackelmuseum and crossing the finish line. Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gaggle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaggle
Noun
  • Especially in the spring, when young dancers at the peak of their health, promise, and physical strength swarm rehearsal studios for Broadway Bares.
    Mark Harris, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Once a new location has been identified, the swarm will move on to settle into their permanent colony.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That included a 58-yard field goal against California to tie the school record.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • By the 2022-23 school year, that percentage had grown to 28%.
    Beth Swanson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The pods measure 3 x 2 x 0.25 inches and weigh around 3.2 ounces.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Lunn’s group, the Rocky Mountain Immigration Advocacy Network, has also joined in large group complaints about inadequate medical care, COVID-19 isolation policies and access to medical care for a pod of transgender inmates.
    J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The sight of a covey of desert quail fills me with a mad, superhuman strength.
    Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
  • And because quail live in coveys, the parasites can spread quickly through wild populations.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 18 July 2024
Noun
  • The gel mask does so with three types of collagen, working in tandem with a thoughtful blend of supportive ingredients like hydroxyproline, collagen amino acids, hyaluronic acid, peptides, and squalane for a well-rounded formula that not only firms, but hydrates, soothes, and plumps.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Relish plump, stuffed sandwiches known as cemitas and snag a table at Santóua Cholula to try mole poblano, made from chilies and chocolate.
    Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Agrigento was founded in 580 B.C. as the largest Greek colony in Sicily.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Founded by liberal lawyers and academics three years before the former British colony’s 1997 handover to China, the Democratic Party had campaigned for universal suffrage and on matters from labor rights to conservation during a period when such issues were openly discussed in the city.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025

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