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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
  • The Context The crash comes days after an American Airlines passenger jet carrying 64 people collided midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter crewed by three soldiers.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The plane had 60 passengers and four crew members on board, and the helicopter was carrying three soldiers.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • While keyboard warriors were quick to question Markle's motives, experts told Fox News Digital that the delay may prove to help improve Markle's public reputation.
    Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The play follows Moorish commanding warrior general Othello as he is manipulated by his ambitious lieutenant, Iago, into suspecting his wife, Desdemona, of infidelity.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Recently, the region has become more famous for its UFC fighters, such as Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Four of her brothers, says Ms. al-Saleh, spent years as rebel fighters in the Old City of Homs.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025

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

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