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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bird dog
Verb
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Rather than chasing gimmicks, the company has doubled down on image quality, system reliability, and post-incident usability.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025 -
The child ran away from the boy, who is accused of chasing him with the knife.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That means if a wolf dog ever bites someone, euthanasia and testing may be required.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 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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An estimated 10,200 Venezuelans were deported between February and early October, according to deportation flight data tracked by the nonprofit Human Rights First’s ICE Flight Monitor.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Neighbors for a Better San Diego, a group that represents mostly single-family homeowners and opposes nearby higher-density development, criticized the report for not tracking how many homes get demolished to make way for new projects.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Her favorite pieces she’s written for Outside are about competing on the Discovery show Naked and Afraid, being a woman alone in the woods, learning to write, and mischievous sled dog Blowhole.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
6 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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Attendance is free with proceeds benefiting the Artisan Alliance at Wishing Spring scholarship, which offers continuing support to high school students who pursue the arts in college.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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The upcoming spin-off introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the other people who live nearby may not be so easily swayed by those adorable puppy dog eyes or precious purrs and might get very irritated.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The sorrowful puppy dog eyes were all because the owner’s tuxedo cat was curled up among the blankets in Rocky’s crate (despite having a bed of his own).—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Allen has dogged controversy since having an affair with his partner Mia Farrow’s adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
13 Oct. 2025
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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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Amanda Bryant, herpetologist with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, said hunters surpassed the initial quota of 204 with one additional harvest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Oct. 2025
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And after selling at auction in 2007, the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virgina began offering ghost tours to the public — and got a major boost in 2009, when a team of ghost hunters locked themselves inside for the night to record a live show.—
Jen Rose Smith,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Bird dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bird%20dog. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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