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Synonyms & Antonyms for magpie
Synonyms: Noun
babbler, blabber, blabbermouth, blowhard, cackler, chatterbox, chatterer, conversationalist, gabbler, gasbag, jabberer, jay, motormouth, prattler, talker, windbag
Synonyms: Adjective
assorted, eclectic, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, kitchen-sink, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, patchwork, piebald, promiscuous, raggle-taggle, ragtag, varied
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of magpie in a Sentence
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media magpies will no doubt seize upon the president's latest gaffe and blow it all out of proportionAdjective
a pack rat whose cramped apartment is filled with a magpie collection of books, old newspapers, and tchotchkesRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Penguin cognition is not quite as well documented as that of parrots or corvids (crows, ravens, and magpies, for example), which have been formally studied for years, says Anne Tieber, Curator of Birds at the St. Louis Zoo. — National Geographic, "How penguins show their smarts," 25 Apr. 2019 On the seventh night of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, magpies soar to the heavens, hovering wing to wing. — Vanessa Hua, SFChronicle.com, "Can bridge of magpies span divisions in U.S.?," 8 Aug. 2019 The Céline sensibility dominated the early part of the decade, until Gucci’s Alessandro Michele ushered in a period of magpie maximalism and Demna Gvasalia and Virgil Abloh made logos cool again. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, "Fashion Rewind: Why We’re Taking Stock of the 2010s and Where We’re Headed Next," 18 July 2019 Previously, the only animals who’d passed the test were great apes, bottlenose dolphins, European magpies, and one Asian elephant (and even some of those results were disputed). — Sigal Samuel, Vox, "Breakups really suck, even if you’re a fish," 20 July 2019 Director Talbot is a magpie, pulling ideas from all over, effectively. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "'Last Black Man in San Francisco' review: This old house tells a story," 11 June 2019 And more importantly, how seriously is one to take the results of his magpie approach to scholarly allusion? — Andrew Martin, Harper's magazine, "Not Mere Projection," 10 Mar. 2019 The magpies have one of the best managers in the world. — SI.com, "Why Newcastle Should Be Challenging for European Football Next Season Under Benitez," 9 May 2018 The elder-glam aesthetic has dotted runways for a few seasons now, whether in the form of babushka scarves at Gucci or magpie silhouettes at Balenciaga. — Vogue, "Gigi Hadid Revives a Granny Accessory," 24 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'magpie.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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