as in tiger
an aggressive and fiercely determined person
a pit bull who won't let anyone stand in her way to the top of the corporate ladder
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Recent Examples of pit bull
In a leafy New Jersey suburb, Baratta set out to coax Barley, a mix of pit bull, beagle and shepherd, into the afternoon air with a wind chill pushing the temperature down into the 20s.
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Cathy Bussewitz, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Bahama, a 4-year-old pit bull mix, had a pretty good day out from a dog’s perspective.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Lani Ryan, the organizer of the GoFundMe fundraiser, said her grandson, Julius, was attacked by a pit bull inside his home while resting in the bottom bunk after returning from a spring break spent with her and Julius’ brother at Great Wolf Lodge.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
Rom-com writer Emily Henry pays tribute to a pit bull named Dottie in an essay that opens with the aforementioned warning.
—Air Mail, 14 Mar. 2026
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Cathy Bussewitz, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Bahama, a 4-year-old pit bull mix, had a pretty good day out from a dog’s perspective.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Lani Ryan, the organizer of the GoFundMe fundraiser, said her grandson, Julius, was attacked by a pit bull inside his home while resting in the bottom bunk after returning from a spring break spent with her and Julius’ brother at Great Wolf Lodge.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
Rom-com writer Emily Henry pays tribute to a pit bull named Dottie in an essay that opens with the aforementioned warning.
—Air Mail, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pit bull
tiger
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The company still sells its classic animal crackers today, featuring shapes such as elephants, lions, camels, bears and tigers.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Bum-seok listens impatiently to their second-hand accounts of tiger tracks being sighted in the mountains, leading them to assume the animal must have wandered all the way down from Siberia.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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“Pit bull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit%20bull. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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