as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
suspecting infidelity, he hired a private detective to bird-dog his wife
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Verb
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Work with a travel agency to charter your very own expedition vessel to the poles: whether the fjords of the Arctic to toast champagne under the midnight sun, or Antarctica to chase the aurora australis.—
Erina Pinar,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025 -
American investors, asset managers, and technology companies are flowing East, chasing growth in emerging markets backed by sovereign wealth.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Possessing second-generation wolf dogs, defined in California as the offspring of a domestic dog and a half-wolf, half-dog hybrid — with no more than 25% wolf — is legal.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in New Mexico named the six wolf dogs after characters created by fantasy author Sarah J. Maas Six wolfdogs are spending their holiday season enjoying a winter wonderland after being kept as pets.—
Kelli Bender,
Peoplemag,
15 Dec. 2023
Verb
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In response, Holland said the department didn't have any way to track appeals other than through complaints filed with the department.—
Nathan Ansell,
Arkansas Online,
16 Aug. 2025
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Gallup has been tracking Americans’ drinking behavior since 1939, and their views of the health implications of drinking since 2001.—
Jeffrey Kopp,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Counteracting that are the touching scenes where the trio bond with and care for sled dogs (rambunctious Billy is my favorite) at the school.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Even with highly efficient motors, a robot like Spot would need a battery dozens of times more powerful than today’s to match the endurance of a sled dog.—
James Pikul,
The Conversation,
2 June 2025
Verb
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At 17, Kitty-Blu moved from England to L.A. to live with her dad and pursue a career as a makeup artist.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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That insight led us to pursue community development grants, which aligned well with our goals.—
Christine Blake,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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His puppy dog demeanor was back, replacing the hangdog expression earlier.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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There are errands to be run and exploring to be done, and the turn of the knob brings out the puppy dog eyes.—
Kimberly Dishongh,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Inflation continued to dog shoppers last month, as consumers were forced to shoulder more of the cost of President Trump's tariffs.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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The plant has a long history of pollution concerns In recent years, the Clairton plant has been dogged by concerns about pollution.—
Marc Levy,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The stand-up comedian has bought the former house of Ed and Lorraine Warren, the ghost hunters who inspired the couple played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga in The Conjuring franchise.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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People at a vigil in London on July 30, 2016, hold candles and pamphlets showing an image of Cecil the lion, who was killed by an American trophy hunter in 2015.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Bird dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bird%20dog. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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