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crowed

  • past participle
    of crow.
    crow
    noun
    any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.
  • past tense form
    of crow.
    crow
    noun
    any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.

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“Of course we’re going to do it at Fort Hood,” Hegseth crowed.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

“This property has it all,” the listing crowed.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026

The fifth banned person is Imran Ahmed, whose Center for Countering Digital Hate has crowed about its role in passing the Online Safety Act and has advised the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

Ada Carrillo, one of the devout who crowed the basilica this week, said she unites all of Mexico, transcending political, geographic and class divides.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

The baby Francie crowed with delight as her grandmother held up the cruet and the sun shone through it and made a small fat rainbow on the opposite wall.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith