as in dog
a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes
walking down the street with several pooches on leashes
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as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
his lower lip pooched out in disappointment
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Recent Examples of pooch
Kelli Bender, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Meet Petunia, the 2-year-old pooch crowned the winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, Aug. 8.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
After appearing on America's Funniest Home Videos and Late Night with David Letterman, Buddy was cast as the basketball-playing pooch in the original film.
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Several users also debated the significance of the entirely CGI pooch to the plot of the movie, which sees Superman travel into a pocket dimension to retrieve the pet, who manages to help save the day more than once before the movie concludes.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2025
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Noun
The precious pooch chosen by the judges will receive a PEOPLE feature —both in the magazine and on People.com — a custom photo shoot, a year's supply of dog food from the PEDIGREE® brand, and a $1,000 donation to the pet rescue organization of the winner's choice.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Meet Petunia, the 2-year-old pooch crowned the winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, Aug. 8.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
After appearing on America's Funniest Home Videos and Late Night with David Letterman, Buddy was cast as the basketball-playing pooch in the original film.
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Several users also debated the significance of the entirely CGI pooch to the plot of the movie, which sees Superman travel into a pocket dimension to retrieve the pet, who manages to help save the day more than once before the movie concludes.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pooch
Noun
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Nationally, the most common dog breed is the Labrador retriever, but Arizona has a different favorite.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This double-wide camp chair is quilted and comfortable, with durable 600D polyester fabric that holds up to weather, spills, and even a slobbery dog (or two) climbing aboard.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Sharks are often imagined cruising just beneath the waves, dorsal fin protruding from the dark, ocean waters to alert people of their incoming doom.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Hammer four nails about an inch apart into a cross shape at the center of your board so that the heads protrude at least an inch.—
Peter Barrett,
Outside,
30 Aug. 2025
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Notably, @TCUFootball did not poke fun at Belichick’s relationship with his 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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There was a valley of veins moving over his hands, blue rivers poking underneath his hairless arms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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To be a real man, according to this content, young adolescent boys are expected to be tall and broad-shouldered with bulging biceps, pronounced trapezius muscles, and washboard abs.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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The man displayed his find—a bulging-eyed doll with prominent teeth, enormous ears and a fuzzy body.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pooch. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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