plural does or doe
: the adult female of various mammals (such as a deer, rabbit, or kangaroo) of which the male is called buck
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
While Garraty is our main protagonist, Johnsson as McVries nearly steals the entire spotlight with his big doe eyes, infectious smile and genuine delivery of belief that there's beauty in everything, and that people, and the world, can change.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Are those fresh tracks buck tracks, or tracks from a doe with fawns?
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
Binoculars mean the difference between seeing a little gray bird and identifying a titmouse, cheering a home run and seeing the epic catch, or realizing that the 10-point buck is actually a doe standing in front of dead branches.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 25 June 2025
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Nurses from the Berks Community Health Center (BCHC) came to give the two of them their first does of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
While Garraty is our main protagonist, Johnsson as McVries nearly steals the entire spotlight with his big doe eyes, infectious smile and genuine delivery of belief that there's beauty in everything, and that people, and the world, can change.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Are those fresh tracks buck tracks, or tracks from a doe with fawns?
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2025
Binoculars mean the difference between seeing a little gray bird and identifying a titmouse, cheering a home run and seeing the epic catch, or realizing that the 10-point buck is actually a doe standing in front of dead branches.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 25 June 2025
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“Doe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doe. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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doe
noun
plural does or doe
: the female especially of an adult mammal (as a deer, an antelope, or a rabbit) of which the male is called buck
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