ostriches

plural of ostrich

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostriches
Noun
  • What about those snakes and spiders and overhanging branches?
    Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Both are as crooked as snakes in a hurry.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Its spacious capacity accommodates all the way from family meals, roasts, and whole chickens, to bagels, all cooked to exact precision.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • By comparison, Shari Redstone was never able to execute any strategic sale of Paramount assets before the media chickens came to roost.
    Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That roster includes dishes like foie gras truffle with charred onion jam and a house croissant; a wild boar belly and antelope with pistachio, fermented harissa, and yogurt; and an Asian pear sorbet with aloe sabayon and ginger tapioca.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Most travelers associate the Great Migration with East Africa’s Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in Tanzania and Kenya, where millions of blue wildebeest—African antelopes also called gnus—thunder across the savanna each year.
    Mazuba Kapambwe, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her kids were at the celebration with flags and traditional Mexican shirts.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Sign up now and be one of the cool kids.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Beyond his core menu, Garcia and his team have also put a huge amount of effort into the pastry cart, appearing each morning carrying almond croissants, cream puffs, cinnamon rolls—all from The Patisserie.
    Lela London, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Are the Wisconsin State Fair cream puffs from Illinois?
    JR Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In fact, the seals landed in the same statistical range as nursery rhymes, where repetition and predictability help a message carry and be remembered.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Still, Drury said, make sure to drive it in the rain, too, before buying it to see whether there are any leaky seals or foggy headlights or taillights.
    Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On the first bite, the sweetness hits first — rich and decadent — before a subtle heat sneaks in, giving the sandwich a kick that lingers just enough to keep each bite exciting.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Ostriches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostriches. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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