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noun

ˈdȯg How to pronounce dog (audio)
Definition of dognext
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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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2
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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dog

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verb

1
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
Noun
After waiting for Odysseus to return, the dog wagged its tail and died. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026 Others recalled seeing a van parked outside the Medinas' house around the time Laci was reportedly last seen leaving to walk her dog. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026
Verb
All this sprung to mind on Friday, against a Cape Verde side that were dogged, well-organised and capable of scoring spectacular goals. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 4 July 2026 Dander, which are dead skin flakes, become attached to dog fur. — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dog
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dog
  1. puppy
  2. jerk
  3. chase
  4. hound
  5. canine
  6. clown
  7. track
  8. needle
Noun
  • Light, owner of SnowDen Samoyeds, said some of her puppy buyers were the first to tell her that Kelce and Swift appear to have chosen a Samoyed.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
  • Tank also follows in the paw prints of another beloved Ladder 20 Dalmatian, Twenty, who was gifted to the station as a puppy after seven members died during the response to the 9/11 attacks.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of puppy
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  • Led and inspired by Chef Wayne Sharpe, this fast Jamaican restaurant serves iconic island meals like jerk chicken, jerk shrimp, vegan jerk, pineapple plantains, rice and peas, and Jamaican patties.
    — Alexandra Phelps July 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Bates plans to expand that menu in the new brick-and-mortar restaurant, adding dishes like jerk catfish pasta and Louisiana Cajun cream sauce over dirty rice.
    — Joey Schamber, jsonline.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of jerk
Verb
  • Cubs chasing the Brewers A strong finish heading into the All-Star break is giving the Cubs a chance to chase down the division.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Marco Tardelli, Italy vs West Germany, 1982 Italy exploit the space left behind as the Germans chase the game.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of chase
Verb
  • While playing for club Real Madrid in Spain during the 2025-26 season, Mbappé was hounded by monkey chants in a match against Real Oviedo, which led to a fan being detained.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • In the past, Harry has openly blamed the press for hounding his late mother, Princess Diana, before and after her death and more recently his wife, Meghan.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of hound
Noun
  • Coyotes, the true American canine, have roamed this continent for more than 2 million years and were venerated by many of those same Indigenous peoples who once made camp in Big Sky.
    — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
  • Though the gender is unknown, the breed has since been ID’ed by canine lovers on the Internet as a Samoyed.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of canine
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  • Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • The group demonstrated near the Washington Monument and was met by a few counter protestors, one of which played clown music throughout the majority of the demonstration.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of clown
Verb
  • Since a June 9 flight from Los Angeles to Mexico City ahead of the tournament's opening match, the aircraft averaged more than one flight a day and on multiple days made more than three, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • No federal agency tracks the practice, so researchers have relied on estimates.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
Definition of track
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  • Paint to paper, needle to thread—like couture, fashion illustration is a discipline of the hand.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 13 July 2026
  • Lestat wants Molloy to tell his side of the story, but Lestat also can’t bear to open up, spending more time needling Molloy than actually engaging with his questions.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 June 2026
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