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as in puppy
a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes
a dog who needs a loving home
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as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
she must think that you're a real dog after hearing those tasteless jokes you told last night
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as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
star athletes being dogged by fans when they're out in public
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as in to hound
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
tired of constantly having to dog their son about cleaning his room
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Recent Examples of dog
Velvet Wu
june 1, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
According to LifeLine, the DeKalb shelter takes in 135 dogs a week on average.
—Jim Gaines, ajc, 13 Sep. 2023
Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
That’s a novel concept for a franchise dogged by injuries and an electrical substation conspiracy theories.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
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Noun
Afterward, while officers were walking down a trail in the creek, a pitbull off its leash aggressively charged at them, leading an officer to fire their weapon and kill the dog.
—Velvet Wu
june 1, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
According to LifeLine, the DeKalb shelter takes in 135 dogs a week on average.
—Jim Gaines, ajc, 13 Sep. 2023
Verb
She was dogged by questions about her handling of the Epstein investigation throughout her time in office.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
That’s a novel concept for a franchise dogged by injuries and an electrical substation conspiracy theories.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dog
Noun
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In May, Grover Beach resident Regina Carlos attended a co-worker’s birthday party with her partner and their new puppy.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
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All3Media America’s Bright Spot Content, the producer of the Puppy Bowl, is behind the upcoming four-part soccer series featuring 48 rescue puppy participants in a bracket-style championship.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Another solo blast tied it at three apiece in the seventh when Hokies infielder Ethan Gibson covered the deepest part of the park and chased Bruins’ starter Michael Barnett after six-plus innings.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
31 May 2026
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For now, Hughes is chasing another championship.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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And so, hounded by creditors and distressed by mounting debts, the remaining family had to leave their formerly genteel surroundings for the gritty, unsentimental shadows of the Yoshiwara.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Waterhouse and Pattinson have chosen not to share their daughter’s name or face publicly but are hounded by paparazzi trying to capture them.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Now Reardon is back on board for another 12-episode season for Hudson & Rex, and reuniting with his loyal canine-partner Rex, as marked in another Instagram post on Thursday.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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Meet the most badass Dachshund Every sport needs a bad boy, and that extends to the world of canine agility competitions.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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His profession is to be the screaming jerk on reality shows, and his house burns down.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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These measurements enabled scientists to identify sudden changes linked to the Pacific reversal and a geomagnetic disturbance known as the 2017 geomagnetic jerk.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Across the railway tracks again, Gertrud walking next to him, Ursula and her sister trailing behind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Asian markets traded higher on Wednesday, tracking gains on Wall Street with the major averages notching fresh record closes overnight.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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By contrast, Trump is being needled almost weekly by Tillis and other GOP senators whose chattiness with the press has drawn the ire of the president.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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The Velvet Gang needles the outraged Christie ever so.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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Not that hard to leave the little mutts at home for the grocery store trip.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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But in Croisette conversations about potential runners, riders and rovers, one mutt kept wagging its tail.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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“Dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dog. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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