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as in goose
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
only a turkey would think it's a good idea to go for a jog when the weather drops below zero
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as in idiot
a stupid person
you turkey, that wasn't my boyfriend—it was my brother!
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as in disaster
something that has failed
his business venture ended up being a turkey, and he lost quite a bit of money on it
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Recent Examples of turkey
Turducken is a partially de-boned turkey stuffed with a de-boned duck that has been stuffed with a de-boned chicken.
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Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
For theaters, the post-Thanksgiving weekend usually serves leftover turkeys.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 8 Dec. 2024
Video cameras along the wall captured bobcats, javelina, coyotes, wild turkeys and even a mountain lion or two trooping back and forth across the border.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
Their efforts don’t stop with turkey: Since Saturday, the team has been on the ground in Newland, one of the towns that faced the most severe storm damage, delivering necessities like warm winter clothes, toiletries and goodies for kids.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
For theaters, the post-Thanksgiving weekend usually serves leftover turkeys.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 8 Dec. 2024
Video cameras along the wall captured bobcats, javelina, coyotes, wild turkeys and even a mountain lion or two trooping back and forth across the border.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
Their efforts don’t stop with turkey: Since Saturday, the team has been on the ground in Newland, one of the towns that faced the most severe storm damage, delivering necessities like warm winter clothes, toiletries and goodies for kids.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turkey
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However, one taste of genuine chocolate was enough to convince the James Beard Award-winning writer that the soul of cacao still exists, and to send him on a wild goose chase that would take him from the rainforests of Bolivia and Brazil to Belize and Guatemala to track it down in the wild.Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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There are also themes for Roz the robot, Brightbill the goose and Fink the fox.Jon Burlingame, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024
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Developing Highly Detailed Maps Geospatial mapping technology could be better leveraged in disasters.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The bill would provide $100 billion in funds for cleanup after devastating Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which rocked Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and other Southern states, as well as other disasters.Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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The horrific results of those actions — and failures to act — all come across Torbenson’s desk.John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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CEOs and managers worldwide share successes and failures, highlighting key details from meeting timing to expressing disagreement.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Market timing is a risky game and often a fool’s errand.Ron Insana, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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Alexander felt that he had been played the fool — made to love a baby who wasn’t his to raise.Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.Barry Levitt, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
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The stupid!Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2021
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Each year, fire safety officials warn of the dangers of fireworks and stage demonstrations of dummies that catch fire and watermelons that explode.Linda Trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 July 2017
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At NASA Langley's Landing and Impact Research Facility, ten crash test dummies were buckled into a section of airplane fuselage and dropped from the sky.Chris Clarke, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2017
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In one such case, Major Crimes detectives began investigating after someone on the social media platform X posted that a bomb had been placed on the 45th floor of a downtown high rise and tagged the LAPD’s account.Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Napalm is a highly flammable, sticky jelly often used for making things like flamethrowers and incendiary bombs.Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 17 Dec. 2024
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However, as with any rapidly evolving technology, there will be winners and losers.Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Reporters dutifully type up the winners and losers on their flights home.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Turkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turkey. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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