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as in puppy
a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes
a dog who needs a loving home
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as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
she must think that you're a real dog after hearing those tasteless jokes you told last night
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Recent Examples of dog
Clement is a great choice to play the innocent, affable idiot — the type of guy whose sad, puppy-dog face begs for immediate forgiveness and whose silly sense of humor makes giving in all the more inviting.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 June 2026
The most common ticks in the Kansas City area are lone star, blacklegged, American dog and Gulf Coast ticks.
—Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
The pair were found shot to death near the dog kennels at the family’s Moselle estate, a sprawling property in South Carolina’s Lowcountry.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
Her comments came shortly before the USDA confirmed two additional cases of screwworm discovered in Texas — one in a calf in La Salle County and another in a dog in Andrews County — bringing the total cases to four.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 8 June 2026
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 June 2026
The most common ticks in the Kansas City area are lone star, blacklegged, American dog and Gulf Coast ticks.
—Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
The pair were found shot to death near the dog kennels at the family’s Moselle estate, a sprawling property in South Carolina’s Lowcountry.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
Her comments came shortly before the USDA confirmed two additional cases of screwworm discovered in Texas — one in a calf in La Salle County and another in a dog in Andrews County — bringing the total cases to four.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dog
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In May, Grover Beach resident Regina Carlos attended a co-worker’s birthday party with her partner and their new puppy.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
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All3Media America’s Bright Spot Content, the producer of the Puppy Bowl, is behind the upcoming four-part soccer series featuring 48 rescue puppy participants in a bracket-style championship.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Now Reardon is back on board for another 12-episode season for Hudson & Rex, and reuniting with his loyal canine-partner Rex, as marked in another Instagram post on Thursday.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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Meet the most badass Dachshund Every sport needs a bad boy, and that extends to the world of canine agility competitions.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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His profession is to be the screaming jerk on reality shows, and his house burns down.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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These measurements enabled scientists to identify sudden changes linked to the Pacific reversal and a geomagnetic disturbance known as the 2017 geomagnetic jerk.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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The cannister featured an image of an angry mutt with saliva dripping from its jaws.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Not that hard to leave the little mutts at home for the grocery store trip.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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The final Scary Movie trailer opens with a fittingly grotesque send-up of Terrifier, the ultra-bloody, low-budget clown slasher that's built a cult following.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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What appears to be a Unitree G1 humanoid robot wearing a blue clown wig can be seen confidently executing a roundhouse kick — squarely in the stomach of a young child in the audience, causing the kid to double over in pain.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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The pooches were bequeathed to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson when Britain's longest-reigning monarch died in 2022.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Vilòn is pet friendly, so feel free to bring your pooch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Fleas are carried constantly into your yard by wildlife that passes through, such as skunks, raccoons, opossums, mice, and deer, says Benson.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
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An encounter with a skunk is every pet owner's worst nightmare.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
23 May 2026
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Hauser said the crew once paused filming at a location after finding 40 to 50 rattlesnakes in the area, and Reilly said the snakes were relocated unharmed.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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As the snakes leap, jump and slither in a bid to escape, Kennedy manages to grab one in each hand, narrowly dodging their attempts to snag a mouthful of his skin.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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“Dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dog. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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