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Recent Examples of dogface Fewer know the beer-spewing moment a TV camera lingers upon a friend, or relative, on inglorious display, with feathers, horns, dogface, or fur; clad as pirate, or leprechaun, feisty in top-hat and tails. Tim Kelleher, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024 Stevens even tweeted four dogface emojis following a recent win against the Toronto Raptors. Chris Fedor, cleveland, 12 Nov. 2021 But, per National Geographic, the declines have also pushed less famous species such as the Boisduval’s blue and the California dogface butterfly, California’s state insect, to the brink of extinction. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Mar. 2021 He isn’t known as a dogface solider boy or mudslinger in South Miami. Alex Butler, miamiherald, 28 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogface
Noun
  • To maintain tanks’ relevance, Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have covered them in different configurations of armor as ad hoc solutions to rapidly shifting tactics.
    Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed soldiers had been sent to the area, per the BBC.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • How segments of Christianity overlap with the manosphere The manosphere — a movement encompassing hypermasculinity, male supremacy, misogyny and traditional gender roles and driven by podcasters, bloggers and social media warriors — has become increasingly mainstream.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • With vocals and synths inspired by Celtic traditions and bagpipes, Griffin uses a sword, the Scottish Claymore, as a personal logo symbolizing resilience and the warrior spirit.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Polish air force scrambled its own F-16 fighter jets, and the Royal Netherlands Air Force sent two F-35 fighters that were stationed in Poland.
    George Petras, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Jenkins, a former Brevard County school board member and speech pathologist, released a launch video casting herself as a fighter for working families, drawing on her own experience working multiple jobs to make ends meet.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Dogface.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogface. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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