goldfish
noun
gold·fish
ˈgōl(d)-ˌfish 
: a small usually golden-orange Asian cyprinid fish (Carassius auratus) often kept as an aquarium and pond fish
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The piece is a life-size and lifelike sculpture of the artist himself, curled up in the fetal position and trapped in a plastic bag like a goldfish.
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Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
As the late-summer sun set over central Brooklyn one recent evening, neighbors quietly gathered on a street corner, looking with wonder at goldfish and glittering trinkets.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Isabel Perry, Adam Yates (USA), 2024 Two friends house-sit in the Hamptons, try to stay away from their exes, and attempt to keep a goldfish alive for the weekend.
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East Coast Premiere
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—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Her speech often trailed into wordless sputters, her mouth silently gaping like an unlucky fairground goldfish.
—Christina Newland, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
As the late-summer sun set over central Brooklyn one recent evening, neighbors quietly gathered on a street corner, looking with wonder at goldfish and glittering trinkets.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
Isabel Perry, Adam Yates (USA), 2024 Two friends house-sit in the Hamptons, try to stay away from their exes, and attempt to keep a goldfish alive for the weekend.
LOSER
East Coast Premiere
dir.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
Her speech often trailed into wordless sputters, her mouth silently gaping like an unlucky fairground goldfish.
—Christina Newland, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
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goldfish
noun
gold·fish
-ˌfish
: a small usually golden orange fish that is often kept in aquariums or ponds
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