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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
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Accessibility While not a pet-friendly resort, dogs are welcome in accordance with ADA regulations.
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Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
Service dogs that bark excessively must be taken out of the facility.
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Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
14 June 2026
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Sometimes a small dog nosed in the door and curled up by the space heater.
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Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Accessibility While not a pet-friendly resort, dogs are welcome in accordance with ADA regulations.
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Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
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Putting those questions up front helps avoid the tenant frustrations that have dogged parts of the industry as operators expand, contract or change hands.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
Service dogs that bark excessively must be taken out of the facility.
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Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dog
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The plane doubles as a playset and airship and features more than 15 pieces, including a puppy companion.
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The former Jon & Kate Plus 8 star also shared pictures of himself and his wife holding and doting over the new puppy.
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This Jamaican restaurant, located just off Main Street, brings Caribbean flavors to Mackinac Island’s solid rotation of restaurants, with planked whitefish and jerk chicken sandwiches.
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After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.
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Ten plus years chasing this championship – never got the recognition.
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In one incident, a child set off bear spray in a crowd; in another, officers recovered a gun after chasing a youth, police said.
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Speaking about the tumultuous relationship on a 2024 episode of SiriusXM's This Life of Mine with James Corden, Miller reflected on the boiling point between the scandalous affair and the chaos of the paparazzi and tabloids hounding them.
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Goldberg, on the other hand, hounded Freedman with questions, asking about every material used in every step of the process.
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The team, dubbed USA 2, consists of 71 personnel, six canine teams and 84,000 pounds of specialized rescue equipment.
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The teams include firefighters, physicians, structural engineers and canine search specialists trained to locate survivors trapped beneath collapsed structures.
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The only leaders more buffoonish and lethal than the fairground hucksters elected in our failing democracies are the omnipotent clowns of tyranny.
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Up until his first day of filming Jackass, Steve-O was a clown in nightclubs, cruise ships and at a flea-market circus.
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The last goal will track a student’s social and emotional development.
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Those recommendations include developing stronger performance measures, improving data collection, tracking client outcomes more consistently and identifying which shelter programs are delivering the most effective results.
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Lestat wants Molloy to tell his side of the story, but Lestat also can’t bear to open up, spending more time needling Molloy than actually engaging with his questions.
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But as the November election draws closer and Republicans are trying to defend their majorities, Trump is instead needling Congress with his demands and reversals, driving several Republican senators to disparage his actions publicly for the first time.
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“Dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dog. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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