as in dog
a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes
in the minds of some, the winner of this prestigious dog show has a fair claim to the title of King of the Canines
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Recent Examples of canine
The canine king and queen are recent additions to the royal family; the dogs walk in the King Boreas Grande Day Parade and are formally crowned at Doggie Depot, a dog-friendly event at Union Depot.
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Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
The venue regularly hosts breed-specific puppy meetups, creating fun opportunities for canine mixers.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
As the ship's Chief Dog Officer — a role held by a canine named Rover on the Star's sister ship, Icon of the Seas — Sailor's goal is to spread happiness among the ship's crew and guests alongside her handler.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
While previously considered rare in dogs, the authors of a recent study published in the journal Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine have pinpointed a genomic marker for canines.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
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Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
The venue regularly hosts breed-specific puppy meetups, creating fun opportunities for canine mixers.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
As the ship's Chief Dog Officer — a role held by a canine named Rover on the Star's sister ship, Icon of the Seas — Sailor's goal is to spread happiness among the ship's crew and guests alongside her handler.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
While previously considered rare in dogs, the authors of a recent study published in the journal Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine have pinpointed a genomic marker for canines.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canine
dog
Noun
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Robotic dogs and militant imagery stand in for violence and human invention turned destructive.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In Toledo, a misread contributed to a Black man being mauled by a police K-9 dog after a traffic stop.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Canine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canine. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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