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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogface
Noun
  • The soldiers sent back an empty tank shell and a video thanking him.
    Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • All along the parapets, Ormund’s child soldiers are vomiting and pissing themselves.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • While Homer followed warriors sailing home from Troy, the playwright Euripides — writing some three centuries later — turned to the city’s ruins and its women, forced into exile and enslavement.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Today, cargo ships are facing down everything from boarders to kamikaze drones, cyber warriors and advanced missiles.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Another billboard shows what appears to be a fighter, wearing a shirt with Khamenei’s portrait on it.
    Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The communication drills are intended to encourage first-line fighters to be more self-reliant and effective in battle, experts say.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Dogface.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogface. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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