as in tiger
an aggressive and fiercely determined person
a pit bull who won't let anyone stand in her way to the top of the corporate ladder
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Recent Examples of pit bull
Piper, a photogenic 4-year-old terrier, pit bull mix, wants nothing but the safety and love of a good home and a family.
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2025
The postal worker suffered bites to several parts of his body during an attack involving a pit bull that was reported at a home on Barbara Road around 4:15 p.m., according to Erik Costa, chief of the Middletown Police Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
It is estimated that about 75 percent of municipal shelters euthanize pit bulls immediately upon intake.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
There were four American pit bull terriers, one French bulldog and one hound type mixed breed found.
—Viola Flowers, NBC news, 30 May 2025
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2025
The postal worker suffered bites to several parts of his body during an attack involving a pit bull that was reported at a home on Barbara Road around 4:15 p.m., according to Erik Costa, chief of the Middletown Police Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
It is estimated that about 75 percent of municipal shelters euthanize pit bulls immediately upon intake.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
There were four American pit bull terriers, one French bulldog and one hound type mixed breed found.
—Viola Flowers, NBC news, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pit bull
tiger
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The California Highway Patrol responded to a call this week of a possible baby tiger stranded on the side of a highway in San Luis Obispo County.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Lions and tigers, as well as the gods Hermes and Pan, appear in the scene, too.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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“Pit bull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit%20bull. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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