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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 1961: After a decree by the Volkskammer, East German soldiers began installing a barbed wire barrier through Berlin.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Jeanette Winterson, The Passion Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this lyrical novel follows a French soldier who cooks for Napoleon and a Venetian woman who steals hearts—sometimes literally.
    Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As Hawaiian royal and famed warrior Kaʻiana, Momoa is playing an amalgamation of recognizable Aquaman–Khal Drogo–Duncan Idaho traits in a series that fashions itself after epics like Game of Thrones with feuding factions and fantastical gods.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
  • And shouldn’t that be seen as more of a problem for our warrior?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • However, no buildup of fighter jets or any permanent deployment ensued.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson as MMA fighter Mark Kerr, marks a dramatic shift for the actor, with the film exploring Kerr’s rise and struggles outside the octagon.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Dogface.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogface. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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