CORMORANT Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

cormorant

noun

ˈkȯrm-rənt

Definition of cormorant

as in pig

one who eats greedily or too much Diamond Jim Brady was perhaps the most celebrated cormorant of the Gilded Age

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Recent Examples of cormorant The team mapped cormorants’ nests in the cliffs above La Jolla Cove and saw the first eggs of the year in January. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026 Cape Town, South Africa The Cape sugarbird, Cape rockjumper, orange-breasted sunbird and bank cormorant are some of the endemic birds that draw nature lovers to Cape Town. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 27 May 2026 Our view looked out over a small pond—perfect for birding, as cormorants regularly took up post on a tree there—and the ocean beyond. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026 Among its meanders, islands and beaches, there are storks, herons, cormorants and kingfishers. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cormorant

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The super-sized version of the popular pigs-in-a-blanket was created by Aramark Executive Sous Chef Sean Clark, the company announced Wednesday.

— Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2026
On a 2-acre property in Mississippi, 52-year-old Krystal Polk's family lived off the land for generations, raising chickens and pigs, growing onions and herbs and trading their peaches for pears.

— Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

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There are no closed seasons or bag limits for feral hogs on private property, and a hunting license is not required when hunters have landowner authorization.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Madilynn Becker, Miss Kansas USA Miss Kansas USA Madilynn Becker grew up showing livestock in the 4-H circuit, where youth can show animals like hogs, cows, and, in Becker’s case, lambs.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

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