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as in puppy
a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes
a dog who needs a loving home
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as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
she must think that you're a real dog after hearing those tasteless jokes you told last night
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as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
star athletes being dogged by fans when they're out in public
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as in to hound
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
tired of constantly having to dog their son about cleaning his room
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Recent Examples of dog
Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Other classmates made patches in memory of their dogs who had died.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
The health care debate has dogged Congress ever since the Affordable Care Act became law under then-President Barak Obama in 2010.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Based on Harold Gray’s comic strip, the Tony-winning musical follows a plucky orphan and her dog who find an unlikely home with Daddy Warbucks.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Other classmates made patches in memory of their dogs who had died.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
He was dogged enough to play seven years in the minors, then a decade in the big leagues.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
The health care debate has dogged Congress ever since the Affordable Care Act became law under then-President Barak Obama in 2010.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dog
Noun
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Some doubts still lingered as to whether Jax was, indeed, Gracie's puppy.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The scared but resilient puppy cries as rescuers work to free her.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Jays capitalized on the Dodgers’ weak middle relief after chasing starter Blake Snell in the sixth inning to bust open a massive lead.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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At Longy, while classmates entered competitions and chased prestigious symphony positions, Wasefi spoke of returning to Afghanistan’s provinces to teach music.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Grabber hounds Finn through an old phone booth and torments Gwen through her dreams.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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All the while, the press continued to hound.—
Jon Landau,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Stop Sales sent the raw chicken, cut cow foot and jerk sauce into the garbage.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Because even in a world of monsters, ghouls, and greedy jerks, the good guys still prevail.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Leny Yoro trailed Minteh having advanced while tracking Joao Pedro, who had also moved into midfield.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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How a dinosaur becomes a ‘mummy’ To gain a better understanding of the creature, a team at the University of Chicago led by anatomist Paul Sereno tracked down the historical locations of previous dinosaur finds in east central Wyoming.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Medvedev has repeatedly needled Trump on social media, and his post today could be an attempt to downplay the peace deal Trump signed.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
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After nearly a decade of using the sign to needle the beer capital, Anheuser-Busch walked away from the ad and was replaced by Miller Brewing.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Two dogs came into the living room to inspect the uproar, mutts from the reservation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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That rescue mutt had been known for years as Everest, but enough of that.—
Jim Cramer,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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This guy might be single-handedly responsible for generations of people having an irrational fear of clowns.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unlike past attempts at fictionalizing his life, Macmanus barely touches on the fact that Gacy had a hobby of dressing up like a clown, and doesn’t show any actual murders in the series.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dog. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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