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peacock

[pee-kok] / ˈpiˌkɒk /














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The en suite bathroom is as flamboyant as they come, with stars, peacock feathers, and graphic prints painted across the ceiling, purple walls, and double vanity.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The peacock was well known in the neighborhood where it lived for years, and some residents had come to call him Sugar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

He doesn’t peacock, he doesn’t preen; he is visibly angry with himself when he doesn’t produce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

A peacock had to be captured after it terrorised a 92-year-old farmer's chickens.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

The cub named Boots without knowing he’d been named watched her, surprised because she whirled like a peacock.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

“The house was small, so we built onto it to add a kitchen. We use the barns as a sanctuary for rescued horses, ducks, chickens, peacocks, goats, and other animals,” she went on.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

“Postal employees in this area have experienced previous encounters with peacocks, and the Postal Service has been working with Pasadena Humane regarding concerns involving the birds,” Kristina Uppal, a U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

To get a sense of the topography, walk 10 minutes from the center of town up to the Citadelle, a fortress where peacocks roam and you’ll have panoramic views over the Gulf of St. Tropez.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

On the course, elaborate tombs of the city's past rulers poke through tangled trees that are home to peacocks, troops of monkeys and mongooses.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025

Even Ash had to admit that she was an imposing figure, and when she gathered Ana and Clara to her to kiss their beribboned heads, Ash felt like a sparrow among peacocks.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

In a choreographic sequence during the final seconds of his program, Malinin peacocked to the fans—and judges—with the kind of daring maneuver that’s more common on snow than ice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

Charles’s coronation was a full-color spectacle, showing off the peacocked glory of British tradition and the bells and whistles of 21st-century TV.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2023

Stone-faced men in suits with badges pinned to their belts peacocked around.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022

Nothing about the way that pair peacocked their way around Augusta National Golf Club during Saturday’s third round indicated they have any intention of allowing those behind them in on their personal tournament.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2018

At once he had endeavored to satisfy old Gamewell by telling him the story of the peacocked arrow.

From Robin Hood by N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth

He plays us Soulmate, a funny and affectionate tribute to Amy, powered by a peacocking guitar riff.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

No peacocking and no polyester are among them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

It was a novel turn for an artist venerated for his dexterity, his peacocking, his exuberance, his progressivism.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

There is a boastfulness and peacocking at times.

From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2023

My mount was peacocking on the grass when suddenly we heard a "Halloa!" and the whole field went hammering like John Gilpin down the hard high road.

From Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One by Margot Asquith


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