as in dogs
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 protrudes
to extend outward beyond a usual point
his lower lip pooched out in disappointment
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Recent Examples of pooches
Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2025
Perhaps the parade's most famous feature, its adorable canine costume contest, returned this year and was stocked with dozens of pooches outfitted in some of the most wildly creative pet Halloween costumes.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
There’ll be about 2,500 pooches and more than twice that many people in the park on William and South 16th streets.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
These rescues sometimes involve hazards for the all-volunteer teams that go out on the trail, often after dark, to bring these pooches home.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
They're known as man's best friends, fur babies, pooches.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
Rally your friends, family members and fellow dog lovers to vote for your favorite pooches and help us zero in on a winner.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2025
Perhaps the parade's most famous feature, its adorable canine costume contest, returned this year and was stocked with dozens of pooches outfitted in some of the most wildly creative pet Halloween costumes.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
There’ll be about 2,500 pooches and more than twice that many people in the park on William and South 16th streets.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
These rescues sometimes involve hazards for the all-volunteer teams that go out on the trail, often after dark, to bring these pooches home.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
They're known as man's best friends, fur babies, pooches.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pooches
Noun
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Bring your dogs, your kids, your grandparents.—
Jordyn Noennig,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Late risers in pajamas walked their dogs, two men squabbled over a parking spot, and neighbors and shopkeepers went about their routines.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Baleen is a specialized type of bone that protrudes from the jaws like teeth and is used to filter small critters from the ocean water to feed.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Who else pokes holes in this claim?—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Later in the episode, Kelce's cohost and brother, Jason Kelce, pokes fun at Lively's athleticism in a storyline that sees Bridget attend a soccer camp.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a brain aneurysm is a weakened area in an artery that bulges outward and fills with blood.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Pentagon’s largest aerospace and defense contractor, Lockheed Martin projects more than $74 billion in sales this year.—
Melanie Hicken,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Aside from paying your respects to these icons on a cemetery tour, visit in the summer for its famous Cinespia screenings, when the graveyard transforms into an open-air cinema that projects films onto a mausoleum wall, surrounded by intricate headstones.—
Sophie-Claire Hoeller,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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Stack’s Lilly particularly stands out as a young girl still terrorized by the traumatic loss of her father, but desperate to save her friends from experiencing similar kinds of anguish.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Although his average size (6-0 1/4, 232) stands out, Fisher’s speed and instincts stand out even more.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Pooches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pooches. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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