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
CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Westminster wins often go to pooches with professional handlers or owners with decades or even generations of experience behind them.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Fans who came out to support the hometown team, and even rookie kicker Andy Borregales, joined in on the cause, while the head coach brought two pooches to the podium for his news conference.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Sometimes pooches require overnight veterinary supervision.
—David L. Weimer, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
Among the puppy players are 15 pooches with special needs, a record number for the Puppy Bowl field.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
And these pooches seem to have been well-traveled, even millennia ago; previous work by Frantz and collaborators suggests dogs living in North America before the arrival of European colonists originally came from Eurasia, as humans did.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
The Brevard County Sheriff's office decided to turn the stray into a therapy dog with its Paws and Stripes College, which often uses inmates to train the pooches.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2025
So with that in mind, here were the best performing pooches on late night this week.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
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Westminster wins often go to pooches with professional handlers or owners with decades or even generations of experience behind them.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Westminster wins often go to pooches with professional handlers or owners with decades or even generations of experience behind them.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Fans who came out to support the hometown team, and even rookie kicker Andy Borregales, joined in on the cause, while the head coach brought two pooches to the podium for his news conference.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Sometimes pooches require overnight veterinary supervision.
—David L. Weimer, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
Among the puppy players are 15 pooches with special needs, a record number for the Puppy Bowl field.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
And these pooches seem to have been well-traveled, even millennia ago; previous work by Frantz and collaborators suggests dogs living in North America before the arrival of European colonists originally came from Eurasia, as humans did.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
The Brevard County Sheriff's office decided to turn the stray into a therapy dog with its Paws and Stripes College, which often uses inmates to train the pooches.
—Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2025
So with that in mind, here were the best performing pooches on late night this week.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pooches
Noun
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All dogs brought to the beach must also be licensed by their local governments where their owners live.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The house where two dogs and two children roam reasonably freely is a gallery of things collected and things constructed by Green River Project.—
Robert Sullivan,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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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
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Amazon also strikes a nerve with an ad starring Chris Hemsworth that pokes fun of people’s fears of AI.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Cucurella lands on the rebound and pokes in.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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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
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Morgan Stanley projects that China’s humanoid sales will more than double to 28,000 units this year.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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To address those needs, the city projects to have just over $5 billion.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Silverblatt said Black Monday — the biggest single-day stock market drop in history on October 19, 1987 — still stands out as one of the most eye-opening and memorable moments of his career.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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In Europe, Poland stands out not only for the scale but also for the variety of its rewards.—
Lee Ying Shan,Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Pooches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pooches. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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