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Recent Examples of crake
The corn crake is considered a species at risk of extinction by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
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Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
The most intriguing sighting of all was made by several fortunate observers who had tantalizing glimpses of a possible corn crake at Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary in Marshfield.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
On the trail, Holt describes the nearby corn crake to Kevin, who can’t see through his swollen eyes.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2021
Among its rare and exclusive wildlife are giant tortoises, marine iguanas, penguins, finches, crakes, and species of mice found nowhere else in the world.
—Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2020
The Cedar Beach bird was only the second corn crake recorded in New York State since Grover Cleveland was president.
—Richard O. Prum, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crake
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Police investigators were staking out the historic, 200-acre Mount Moriah Cemetery in southwest Philadelphia on Tuesday evening when their suspect finally emerged carrying a crow bar and a burlap bag.—
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Across the canyon, flames leapt up the Paseo Miramar trail, still two miles away as the crow flies, but already too close to ignore.—
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This not-quite-title song, which is nearly eight minutes long, is a sort of mini-suite, opening with a dog barking, giving way to an acoustic-guitar melody accompanying polyphonic vocals, then becoming electric and crashingly alive, until the relentless screech of a guitar drags you to the end.—
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As the band blares, Georgia fans bark for the Dawgs and Alabama faithful screech Roll Tide.—
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These wooden party places grace the bay, with stilts planted in the bottom.—
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Asher's wife had told the Coast Guard that her husband did not typicaly wear a life vest while out on the bay, where his boat was found, and also could not swim.—
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Throw away the old potting medium and repot the plant in a fresh orchid potting medium that contains bark, sphagnum moss, charcoal, and perlite.—
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Organic mulches like compost, straw, and shredded bark break down slowly for better soil structure over time.—
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The Chartreux is usually a silent cat, giving little chirps or small miaows when wanting attention.—
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This includes meows, purrs and chirps—averaging about 4.3 meows in the first 100 seconds of greeting, compared to 1.8 for women.—
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With Christian Braun out these next few weeks, the Nuggets (10-3) could use every squeak.—
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With the squeak of steel on steel, Mr. Botticello’s train pulls into the station, right on time.—
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Sweeney kept her accessories simple, adding a pair of polarizing black peep-toe stilettos, diamond drop earrings, and multi-watt diamond cocktail rings.—
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The silhouette features an almond peep-toe and a 100 mm pin stiletto heel.—
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My father mistakes it for the verb to bray, like a donkey.—
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“Crake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crake. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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