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as in dogs
a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes
in the yard an old hound greeted us with a single bark
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as in lovers
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
a camera hound even before the baby arrived, he's now become obsessive
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as in villains
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
a no-good sneaky hound who disappeared with the lottery winnings he was supposed to share
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as in bastards
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
nobody could stand that low-down hound and his penchant for mean-spirited pranks
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as in chases
to go after or on the track of
after the scandal came to light, the politician was hounded by reporters night and day
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as in nags
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
kept hounding his mother to let him drive her car until she gave in
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Recent Examples of hounds
Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
This was not a regular rec-league match but instead a group of devoted cinephiles and/or custom-merch hounds out and about before noon on a weekend to play in the first-ever Cinema Showdown.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Vavassori hounds the net with his teradactyl-like wingspan.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
But for the true horror hounds who can never have enough over-the-top gore, this one's for you.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
This was not a regular rec-league match but instead a group of devoted cinephiles and/or custom-merch hounds out and about before noon on a weekend to play in the first-ever Cinema Showdown.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Grabber hounds Finn through an old phone booth and torments Gwen through her dreams.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Vavassori hounds the net with his teradactyl-like wingspan.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hounds
Noun
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The Art of the Pet package really rolls out the red carpet for dogs at this dog-only property.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Thousands of mail carriers across the United States were attacked by dogs in 2025, with Los Angeles topping the list for most attacks, according to a new report from the United States Postal Service.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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The mountain still erupts with theatrical force, and wines from the surrounding Etna DOC (a region often predicted to become Sicily’s second DOCG, the highest classification) attract wine lovers with their vibrant acidity and mineral edge.—
Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The restaurant doesn’t let meat lovers suffer, offering a 24-ounce Tomahawk and a flaming filet flaming courtesy of tequila.—
Connie Ogle
May 31,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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Fast forward two years, and they are now presented as villains in a way no other team has since the late 1990s Yankees teams.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Simon was more interested in sociological dynamics about what makes a city tick than traditional heroes or villains, creating a complex portrait of humanity at its best and worst.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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On Bespin, the crew chases an Imperial officer through the skies of Cloud City, dodging freighters and TIE fighters.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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While Silicon Valley chases incremental benchmark improvements, industrial leaders are working to earn their customers’ trust, shift by shift, through validated deployments that deliver concrete benefits.—
Chris Turlica,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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But in the final moments, when Carol is back in her coach seat on the plane, something nags at her.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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The score alone might make the fans happy.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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Watermelon Pool was first published in Korea in 2015, and this new English translation brings its wonderfully surreal story and artwork to a new audience of imaginative young fans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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That’s happened in several Mid Atlantic rivers, but in the absence of larger brutes like blues and flathead, channels will thrive and can break the 15-pound mark.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
9 Apr. 2026
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In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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To relitigate the matter on behalf of Musk only served to underline the conviction that all of these jerks deserved one another.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Here, witches are real — and so are jerks.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Hounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hounds. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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