Definition of dogfacenext

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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
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Noun
  • In the past few years, Russia, at an enormous cost to its own forces, made steady advances on the battlefield (most estimates suggest more than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of the conflict).
    Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • At least 17 Israeli soldiers have been killed in southern Lebanon, according to the country's military.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Sonja Shaw, 43, the school board president of Chino Valley Unified, has achieved a public profile as a MAGA culture warrior.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • From exile in Amsterdam, filmmaker Dawood Hilmandi reflects on his family nickname, Paikar, the Persian word for warrior.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • State-of-the-art drones, and the technology needed to intercept them, have become as important to national weapons arsenals as missiles, Patriot systems, fighter jets, and warships.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The teens were also said to have been involved in online groups recruiting fighters for IS militants in Syria and shared a fascination with violence and hatred against Jews, LGBTQ+ people and others, officials said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Dogface.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogface. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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