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
Lake Worth police officers and animal control officers searched the area to find the suspect and the brown pit bull but were unsuccessful, police said.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
The only difference is Read had legal pit bulls on her side who saw the injustice and pounced.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Two pit bulls were overcome with excitement when their beloved owner came home from deployment.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Hutcherson adopted his first pit bull while filming the first Hunger Games movie.
—Logan Holland, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
The only difference is Read had legal pit bulls on her side who saw the injustice and pounced.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Two pit bulls were overcome with excitement when their beloved owner came home from deployment.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Hutcherson adopted his first pit bull while filming the first Hunger Games movie.
—Logan Holland, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pit bull
tiger
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That’s because when high-altitude clouds of sulfur dioxide eventually form sulfuric acid, the resulting acid rain will help destroy the forests, jungles, crops, tigers, penguins, and reindeer that SAI was supposed to protect.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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As people were so fond of saying in 1982, Bruce got back to the eye of the tiger.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Pit bull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit%20bull. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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