as in eclectic
consisting of many things of different sorts
a pack rat whose cramped apartment is filled with a magpie collection of books, old newspapers, and tchotchkes
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as in chatterer
a person who talks constantly
media magpies will no doubt seize upon the president's latest gaffe and blow it all out of proportion
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Emily Anthes, New York Times, 13 July 2023
Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2024
The study adds to the growing laundry list of cognitive abilities that corvids (the bird family including crows, ravens, magpies, and jays) possess.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 23 May 2024
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Adjective
And sharp, human materials, including barbed wire and knitting needles, have previously been found in magpie domes, the scientists noted.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 13 July 2023
Noun
Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata – Loud and colorful, these magpies will eat almost anything.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2024
The study adds to the growing laundry list of cognitive abilities that corvids (the bird family including crows, ravens, magpies, and jays) possess.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 23 May 2024
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“Magpie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magpie. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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