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Recent Examples of dog-eat-dog
The antics that ensue are amusing, but there isn’t much incisiveness in the increasingly farcical dog-eat-dog dénouement.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
With or without his unusual backstory, Greenhalgh quickly realised that elite professional football is a dog-eat-dog world, especially for those who are still trying to prove themselves.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 31 May 2025
The risk was getting waived and wallowing in the G League with sparse crowds, commercial travel between remote locales and a dog-eat-dog team culture for as little as $40,500.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
And yet, this authentic and downbeat immigrant drama questions what luck means in a ruthless, dog-eat-dog city where only the strongest survive.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
Which is great, because a match-up like that would be the definition of dog-eat-dog; the survival of the least unfit.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The world is dog-eat-dog, and the United States needs to assert itself as the biggest dog.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
In a dog-eat-dog world, especially in North America, especially in the United States, everything moves very fast.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Trump made his name as a builder, a mogul in the dog-eat-dog world of New York real estate.
—Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
With or without his unusual backstory, Greenhalgh quickly realised that elite professional football is a dog-eat-dog world, especially for those who are still trying to prove themselves.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 31 May 2025
The risk was getting waived and wallowing in the G League with sparse crowds, commercial travel between remote locales and a dog-eat-dog team culture for as little as $40,500.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
And yet, this authentic and downbeat immigrant drama questions what luck means in a ruthless, dog-eat-dog city where only the strongest survive.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
Which is great, because a match-up like that would be the definition of dog-eat-dog; the survival of the least unfit.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The world is dog-eat-dog, and the United States needs to assert itself as the biggest dog.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
In a dog-eat-dog world, especially in North America, especially in the United States, everything moves very fast.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Trump made his name as a builder, a mogul in the dog-eat-dog world of New York real estate.
—Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dog-eat-dog
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Democracy organizations worldwide document how authoritarian regimes and opportunistic politicians weaponize AI to consolidate power.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Thousands of California families hope cooler heads prevail, and that lawmakers will reject an opportunistic attack on non-traditional education.—
Windi Eklund,
Oc Register,
17 June 2025
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Many of Trump's supporters dislike Zelensky, viewing him as corrupt and an obstacle to peace.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Bates is Emmy-worthy as Madeline, a folksy, senior-citizen lawyer-slash-undercover grieving mom out to destroy a corrupt firm, and the show mixes clever case-of-the-week intrigue with heartfelt stories of grief, betrayal, and regret.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
25 June 2025
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The depraved content platformed on OnlyFans is too obscene and voluminous to catalogue.—
Haley Strack,
National Review,
18 June 2025
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Melancholy, mischievous, weighty and hedonistic at once, Jis and his existentialist musings formed an entire universe that acted as a refuge for the weary and delightfully depraved.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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In a guest role that’s been extremely well hidden in the months leading up to the premiere, Bradley Cooper turns heel as Elijah Gemstone, a degenerate con man who sees right through Abel Grieves’s lucrative scam before plugging him in the forehead.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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In theory, the walls of carbon nanotubes house a sea of degenerate electrons that have a similar density to metals.—
The Physics arXiv Blog,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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Nothing better illustrates this than the profligate spending plan that Gov. Gavin Newsom got approved in June 2022.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
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With the Phoenix payroll getting to the point where even the profligate Suns have to make some hard choices, moving on from Martin could be one of them.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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His strained, sandpaper-coarse timbre served as an ideal conduit for songs concerned with boisterous revelries, shady agreements, licentious intentions and musical pleasures.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Whereas The Swimming-Pool Library transpires over one London summer — the last licentious gasp before AIDS— and The Line of Beauty spans the Thatcher era, Hollinghurst has lately been expanding his temporal horizons.—
Sam Worley,
Vulture,
7 Oct. 2024
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Shot on low-grade digital cameras that made every image look even more apocalyptic and degraded, the film remains utterly terrifying, boasting excellent supporting turns from Naomie Harris and Brendan Gleeson as Jim’s fellow survivors.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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The good news is that General Mills is more than 60% of the way to achieving its goal of advancing regenerative agriculture—farming practices that regenerate degraded soil—on a million acres of land by 2030.—
Dave Levinthal,
Fortune,
16 June 2025
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Past the tiny front gate, the space reveals its captivatingly decadent allure.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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But for every wellness influencer touting the nutritional benefits of whole milk, there are creators leaning into milk’s decadent appeal.—
Ashliene McMenamy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dog-eat-dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dog-eat-dog. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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