as in fool
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
don't be such a silly goose—you're dressed just fine for the party
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Recent Examples of goose
Organic cotton and goose down in three firm varieties mean there’s a suitable fill for stomach, back, and side sleepers alike.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2026
Central to that strategy is codename goose, Block’s internally built AI agent that sits on top of large language models to execute actions, draft emails, and automate workflows.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
One of the calling cards of the Cerium SV is the 1,000-fill goose down insulation.
—Maggie Slepian, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
What’s fair for the goddamn goose.
—Jesse Dorris, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2026
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2026
Central to that strategy is codename goose, Block’s internally built AI agent that sits on top of large language models to execute actions, draft emails, and automate workflows.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
One of the calling cards of the Cerium SV is the 1,000-fill goose down insulation.
—Maggie Slepian, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
What’s fair for the goddamn goose.
—Jesse Dorris, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goose
Noun
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Any one of 162 games is less a sample size than a glance, and fool’s gold is ever present.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Don’t let the recent rain fool you.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Friends with a sudden devotion to nature begin making plans to convene in parks; TurboTax becomes your closest email companion; your risk of injury at the hands of a lunatic on a City Bike, haunted by the memory of a New Year’s resolution to exercise, may increase.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2026
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio wasn’t far behind, saying the war is being waged against religious lunatics.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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For residents, the town does monthly food drives in cooperation with Farm Share, family and holiday events in Oglesby Park and Town Hall and giveaways of Christmas gifts, school supplies, bicycles and turkeys.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Glycine comes from chicken skin, pork skin and turkey.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Because Sidney Prescott, now Evans, exists only in relationship to Ghostface, the costume worn by many different knife-wielding maniacs over the years, starting with her high school boyfriend.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
3 Mar. 2026
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Because Sidney Prescott, now Evans, exists only in relationship to Ghostface, the costume worn by many different knife-wielding maniacs over the years, starting with her high school boyfriend.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Like nuts, popcorn also requires more chewing, a physical act that takes time and allows for hunger-fullness cues to really settle in.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2026
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Michigan starting point guard Elliot Cadeau rejoined his teammates for the Final Four and said Thursday his allergic reaction that required hospitalization a day earlier was due to an accidental exposure to nuts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Goose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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