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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
  • Previously, a court order was required to collect the samples from fallen soldiers.
    Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Jerusalem — On a hot Friday morning in September, dozens of Israelis turned up at Gaza’s border fence – not as soldiers, but as dissenters.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the thirteenth century, the site became a cemetery for warriors who fought in the Crusades.
    Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Infamous gossip columnist Hedda Hopper had weaponized her column to attack the free speech warriors on the CFA and defend HUAC’s crusade.
    Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Thrilla in Manila between the two fighters stands as a testament to each of their enduring legacies of perseverance.
    Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
  • One of Kerr’s colleagues, Mark Coleman, is played by real-life MMA fighter Ryan Bader, one of several non-professional actors who give The Smashing Machine the pleasing texture of lived-in credibility.
    Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Dogface.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogface. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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