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Recent Examples of police dog
When the deputy detected signs of criminal activity, a police dog was deployed to sniff the vehicle.
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Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
At least one can be seen with a police dog.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The officer was accompanied by a police dog named Petey.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
Officers forced their way into the room and used a police dog to subdue the man, identified as 34-year-old Grant Parker, who was taken into custody.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
At least one can be seen with a police dog.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The officer was accompanied by a police dog named Petey.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
Officers forced their way into the room and used a police dog to subdue the man, identified as 34-year-old Grant Parker, who was taken into custody.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police dog
Noun
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The onboard disagreement escalated as other passengers also sought to use the underseat space reserved for the guide dog, raising questions about enforcing service animal rules on commercial flights.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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At every rehearsal, Eliza's guide dog Zynga watches the action.—
David Wade,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But the Air Force concurs with the overall recommendation in the report to increase the number of caretakers for military working dogs and to develop a plan to upgrade all of the kennel facilities.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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This happens if a dog doesn’t make it through training to become a working dog or when the dog retires.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Silver moment of the Games: Everyone loved it when Nazgul, the 2-year-old Czech wolf dog, joined the women’s cross-country competition at the end and ran, without benefit of skis, across the finish line.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Former Rhode Islander stepped up to adopt wolf dog That's when former Rhode Island resident Ron Monroe stepped in.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Jessie Holmes and his team of sled dogs successfully defended their Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race title this week, becoming the first musher to accomplish the feat in a decade.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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Her favorite pieces she’s written for Outside are about competing on the Discovery show Naked and Afraid, being a woman alone in the woods, learning to write, and mischievous sled dog Blowhole.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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William Tong thought a puppy dog would be innocuous.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, quarterback Fernando Mendoza is the opposite: a big, smiling, slobbering puppy dog of a human being.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Police dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20dog. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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