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Recent Examples of coonhound
Jango, a six-and-a-half-year-old mix of bluetick coonhound, treeing walker coonhound, cattle dog, and Shetland sheepdog, was adopted from a shelter in southern Indiana just before the pandemic hit.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
But the veterinarian suggested that Ms. Booth drive Lily, a redbone coonhound, to the office and take the virtual appointment in the parking lot.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
Firefighters, public works employees, and community members banded together to save Dylan, an 8-year-old coonhound, and get him medical help.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
Smokey, the Vols’ lovely bluetick coonhound mascot and the rest of the pups, had to be covering their eyes at this one, only made worse as this was the only FBS-FCS matchup of the entire weekend.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2022
Firefighters, public works employees, and community members banded together to save Dylan, an 8-year-old coonhound who went missing from his foster home over a week ago.
—Bellamy Richardson, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2022
Dixie, a bluetick coonhound, just cannot shut up at the least opportune times.
—Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
But the veterinarian suggested that Ms. Booth drive Lily, a redbone coonhound, to the office and take the virtual appointment in the parking lot.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
Firefighters, public works employees, and community members banded together to save Dylan, an 8-year-old coonhound, and get him medical help.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
Smokey, the Vols’ lovely bluetick coonhound mascot and the rest of the pups, had to be covering their eyes at this one, only made worse as this was the only FBS-FCS matchup of the entire weekend.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2022
Firefighters, public works employees, and community members banded together to save Dylan, an 8-year-old coonhound who went missing from his foster home over a week ago.
—Bellamy Richardson, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2022
Dixie, a bluetick coonhound, just cannot shut up at the least opportune times.
—Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coonhound
Noun
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The wolfhound, whose name was Aggie, had tremendous grace and several contusions.—
Rivka Galchen,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2023
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In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds.—
Christopher Arnott,
courant.com,
3 July 2019
Noun
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Osaka suddenly has the buzz of the big game hunter who won four Grand Slams out of four.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Todd Williams voices the beloved vampire hunter, though the character maintains the likeness of Ali.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The venue regularly hosts breed-specific puppy meetups, creating fun opportunities for canine mixers.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Your friend’s dog is probably just as bored as yours, so set up a puppy playdate to tucker them out.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Both the vet and the pup's owner were off as the August 29 TikTok video shows how Bolillo looked as a puppy versus now.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The vet deemed that the pup could be safely released back into the wild the following day, per WSAZ 3.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jango, a six-and-a-half-year-old mix of bluetick coonhound, treeing walker coonhound, cattle dog, and Shetland sheepdog, was adopted from a shelter in southern Indiana just before the pandemic hit.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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As long as the newly estranged parents put on a good face, the children—and their adorable sheepdog Panda (who won the prestigious Palme Dog award at Cannes)—seem to take the split in stride.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Written for active sportsmen who love to read, each issue is a big, thick volume packed with stories on all the things sportsmen love: guns, knives, adventures, art, gundogs, collectibles, along with biographies of legendary writers, craftsmen, artists and more.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
21 Nov. 2024
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Willie Forde, the manager of Adare Country Pursuits, showed off an award-worthy gundog demonstration with his adorable Irish labradors, Midnight and Shadow.—
Vanessa Wilkins,
Travel + Leisure,
4 May 2023
Noun
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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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Thirty years ago, there were 30,000 sled dogs in Greenland.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
Noun
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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
Cite this Entry
“Coonhound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coonhound. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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