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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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When The Worm’s Cannon Fires Velvet worms are nocturnal hunters that move through leaf litter, rotting logs and other cluttered, low-light environments.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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Every now and then, the hunter’s headphones would ping, registering a metallic hit below ground; though the vast majority of those signals were inconsequential, identifying only bits of scrap iron or old lead bullets.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Irina Shayk steps out in New York City on April 30 with her puppy in hand.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Police recovered 29 animals in total, including 15 roosters, four hens, nine baby chicks and a puppy.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The actor adopted the pup while filming the movie in Oklahoma.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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An escort is an adult, most often a young adult male, who forms a one-to-one bond with a particular pup once the kids are old enough to leave the den.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, all eight dogs — which included a labradoodle, mini dachshund, mountain dog, Aussie mix, sheepdog, lab mix and two huskies — were all found safe.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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The golden retriever and Labrador retrievers, popular pets who have never won Best in Show, were fan favorites, as were a Sussex spaniel named Goober and one of the Best in Show competitors, an Old English sheepdog named Graham.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Terriers, gundogs, and scent hounds have the least wolf ancestry, on average, the museum said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
26 Nov. 2025
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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
Noun
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Jessie Holmes and his team of sled dogs successfully defended their Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race title this week, becoming the first musher to accomplish the feat in a decade.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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The grueling sled dog race covers about 1,000 miles in the Alaska wilderness.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Most importantly: Ian finds and adopts Rollo, the greatest wolf dog who ever lived.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Silver moment of the Games: Everyone loved it when Nazgul, the 2-year-old Czech wolf dog, joined the women’s cross-country competition at the end and ran, without benefit of skis, across the finish line.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Coonhound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coonhound. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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