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as in to delight
to feel or express joy or triumph
being the home of the new Super Bowl champs was the first thing that city residents had to crow about in a very long time
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as in to brag
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
the in-your-face crowing by some of the winning athletes at the Olympics was embarrassing
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Recent Examples of crow
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025
All that crowing about going to the movies for the communal experience is overrated.
—Mara Reinstein, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2025
The development sits about seven miles as the crow flies southwest of Denton Town Square.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Sturridge crows and growls his lines, rolling his torso and crouching to crawl on his knuckles like a young silverback.
—Noun
The only caveat is your group may argue over who gets the primary suite, which offers a cozy fireplace next to the king-sized bed, a private en-suite bath (with a deep soaking tub), a lounge space, and a crow’s nest nook that’s ideal for reading or remote work.
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
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The legendary basketball squad, which was founded in 1926, has been delighting sports fans and families now for a full century.—
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Putin has bragged that Oreshnik's multiple warheads plunge at rates of up to ten times the speed of sound and can't be intercepted, and that several of them used in a conventional strike could be as devastating as a nuclear attack.—
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But is that really something to brag about?—
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The majority of the action, however, unfolds in a claustrophobic one-shot inside a tent, with our heroes quaking at the whoops and cries surrounding them.—
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Conduit congregants welcomed Baker’s video with whoops, shouts and tears, signaling a shared grief.—
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This single-story home boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and two baths.—
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Both nations boast vast petroleum reserves and extensive mineral wealth, long positioning themselves as anti-imperialist adversaries of the US.—
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The more stinging irony here is that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping probably approved these public statements with a chuckle.—
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Add a few related to popular culture, news, or events of the year for an extra chuckle.—
Verb
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But Carolina triumphed in the three-way tiebreaker, by virtue of its better overall record against the other first-place teams.—
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The first two semi-finals were drawn, with Leeds triumphing 1-0 in the second replay, all played out before a combined total of 173,500 people at Hillsborough, Aston Villa’s Villa Park and Burnden Park in Bolton.—
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Three plays later, Kareem Hunt bulled his way into the end zone and the Chiefs had tied the game.—
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Ashton Jeanty bulls in from 4-yards out.—
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If Simmons’ Demon was Kiss’ scowl, then Frehley’s Spaceman was its cackle.—
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The ending is easy to anticipate and no less fiendishly pleasing for it; seeing the karmic scales balanced this well deserves a hearty Cryptkeeper cackle.—
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“Crow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crow. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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