as in tigers
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 bulls
Josh Hutcherson is the proud owner of two pit bulls, Driver and Manchi (formerly named Smudge).
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Asquini has owned pit bulls for 12 years and has even spent the last four years fostering them too.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
In Pecos, a shelter employee named Luis gave me a tour while Wright was waylaid by a man in a black pickup truck who wanted to surrender four pit bulls.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 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
The ring involved housing and training of more than 50 pit bulls, staged fights and high-stakes gambling on which dog would win a fight.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Asquini has owned pit bulls for 12 years and has even spent the last four years fostering them too.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
In Pecos, a shelter employee named Luis gave me a tour while Wright was waylaid by a man in a black pickup truck who wanted to surrender four pit bulls.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 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
The ring involved housing and training of more than 50 pit bulls, staged fights and high-stakes gambling on which dog would win a fight.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pit bulls
tigers
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At its peak in the early 2000s, the sanctuary was home to 33 large cats, including lions, tigers, leopards and cheetahs, RNZ reported.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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“Pit bulls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit%20bulls. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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