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Noun
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One Bird Nest, 30 Years of Trash: A coot’s nest reveals that what humans throw away doesn’t really go away.—
Gennaro Tomma,
New York Times,
1 May 2025 -
He’s given the Heisman by a crusty old coot guarding the entrance.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Tony Award nominations, announced Thursday morning in New York, reflect the split-screen reality of a Broadway season divided by mavericks and mega-stars.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Art Dubai is somewhat of a maverick within this market.—
Grace Banks,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For older codgers like me who prefer golf clubs to nightclubs, a serene and charming alternative is the city of La Quinta, best known for its incomparable golf courses at PGA West and the historic La Quinta Resort & Club, another redolent whiff of Hollywood’s glorious days gone by.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Popular culture’s usual parade of toothless codgers and crones increasingly seemed obsolete.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
25 Nov. 2024
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“Geezer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geezer. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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