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Recent Examples of lapdog
History is strewn with the wreckage of dictatorships that have attracted and promoted incompetent lapdogs lacking talent or integrity.
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Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
When Surviving Ohio State was announced, anticipation hinged on the participation of producer George Clooney and the possibility that exploring the abuses of Dr. Richard Strauss and alleged negligence by authority figures at Ohio State might topple Jim Jordan, Ohio Congressman and Trump lapdog.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
Pictured above: Clearly fearing a humiliating red-carpet banning under the edict, one agile opening-nighter executed the swift reduction in volume and had the lapdog bear the train.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Former Director of Central Intelligence and then Vice President, George H.W. Bush was long considered a lapdog to Reagan, but as the 1988 election approached and the administration faced scandal related to the Iran-Contra affair, Bush was given the chance to stand apart and prove his own strength.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
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Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
When Surviving Ohio State was announced, anticipation hinged on the participation of producer George Clooney and the possibility that exploring the abuses of Dr. Richard Strauss and alleged negligence by authority figures at Ohio State might topple Jim Jordan, Ohio Congressman and Trump lapdog.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
Pictured above: Clearly fearing a humiliating red-carpet banning under the edict, one agile opening-nighter executed the swift reduction in volume and had the lapdog bear the train.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Former Director of Central Intelligence and then Vice President, George H.W. Bush was long considered a lapdog to Reagan, but as the 1988 election approached and the administration faced scandal related to the Iran-Contra affair, Bush was given the chance to stand apart and prove his own strength.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lapdog
Noun
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The appointment of a ‘yes-man’ at the head of the Fed (Kevin Hassett fits this role much more than the other leading candidate Kevin Warsh), will likely spur resistance within the institution, and across the regional Fed banks whose presidents help to make up the rate setting committee.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Unlike the broad and more public validation that social media provides from getting likes, one-on-one conversations with chatbots can feel more intimate and potentially more convincing — not unlike the yes-men who surround the most powerful tech bros.—
Parmy Olson,
Twin Cities,
23 July 2025
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This law will help shut down deceptive puppy sales and expose the cruelty that still exists in far too many places.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Of course, Keao says yes, just not a puppy.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Her stooge makes easy work of him in the park during a supervised jog.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Naturally, the theft of the ghost shirt by the stooges in the employ of Roy Lee is accompanied by many deceased bodies — the first of the many bloodbaths in Americana, which has a distressingly expedient approach to on-screen carnage.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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In a viral TikTok video, a dog owner revealed what her pup has to do every night before going to bed, and internet users can’t cope with it.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Keaton introduced Reggie to her social following in October 2020 with a reel featuring photos and video of the pup eating grass and bouncing around the yard.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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Everything Wendy does this week just looks cool, thanks in part to her impressive calm and sense of purpose, and thanks even more to the way she’s framed: often from a low angle, at the center of the composition, surrounded by her minions.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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Rapidly spreading its toxic influence across the lands, Magatsu and its minions are a world-ending threat, and the early tutorial bit sees players square up against the baddie only to ultimately lose.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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At least two senior executives at Diriyah, the $63 billion real estate development in Riyadh, have been detained by Saudi Arabia’s anti-corruption watchdog, according to three people familiar with the matter.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Afghanistan's internet has been partially restored after a two-day nationwide telecoms blackout, internet watchdog NetBlocks said on Wednesday.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Lapdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lapdog. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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