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
The dogs included a two-year-old French bulldog and two pit bull mix puppies, both under a year old.
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Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
During the struggle, Rabulinski also alleged Revuckas stabbed the family’s elderly, red-nosed pit bull mix, named Zula, between the eyes.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Breeds commonly seen in Milwaukee – such as pit bull mixes, cane corsos and mastiffs – can’t tolerate more than 15 minutes in freezing weather.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026
In a statement Tuesday night, police provided links to two body-camera videos that showed an officer walking with a man who is staggering along a sidewalk with a dog that appears to be a pit bull.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
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Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
During the struggle, Rabulinski also alleged Revuckas stabbed the family’s elderly, red-nosed pit bull mix, named Zula, between the eyes.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Breeds commonly seen in Milwaukee – such as pit bull mixes, cane corsos and mastiffs – can’t tolerate more than 15 minutes in freezing weather.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 22 Jan. 2026
In a statement Tuesday night, police provided links to two body-camera videos that showed an officer walking with a man who is staggering along a sidewalk with a dog that appears to be a pit bull.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pit bull
tiger
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Such psychedelic experience is echoed in a local belief that the forest spirit appears to dreamers in the form of a tiger.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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His office sports such mementoes as a real saber-tooth tiger skull.—
Luke Burbank,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Pit bull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit%20bull. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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