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Recent Examples of pup
Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
Sugar became a familiar sight in the surf over the last 16 years, a small white pup who was often shredding at the Huntington Beach Pier among the locals.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
And in this year’s Superman, the sidekick pup Krypto was a digital version of director James Gunn’s own dog, Ozu, scanned for the role.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The third day, the wolf was noticeably tamer and very fond of the pup.
—Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
Sugar became a familiar sight in the surf over the last 16 years, a small white pup who was often shredding at the Huntington Beach Pier among the locals.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
Shelter volunteer Lindsay Kaplan, 34, shared the devastating clip on TikTok (@fablinds) after taking Nikki the rescue pup out for the day.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
And in this year’s Superman, the sidekick pup Krypto was a digital version of director James Gunn’s own dog, Ozu, scanned for the role.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pup
Noun
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The same thing happens again when the puppy encounters a duck.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Heidi Klum plays with an adorable puppy in the streets of New York City on March 30.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Unlikely Meathead, a whelp who spoke from a position of occasionally whiny, frequently wet-behind-the-ears insulation from life’s realities, Reiner had gray in his beard and a lengthy track record of using his podium for good.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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As previously mentioned, Meevee targets a preschool audience — specifically kids two to six — pretty much the only ages parents can (and should) be in sole control of their children’s screen time anyway.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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And don’t kid yourself, this is a huge deal.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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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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The cat distribution system is the term used for when a person finds a lost or stray cat or kitten, or the cat finds them.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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According to Flores and Velasquez, one of the deputies took a liking to a family kitten and offered to take it home with him.—
Jeff Ernsthausen,
ProPublica,
23 Mar. 2026
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America's hopes for its first high-speed rail were kindled in 2008, when California voters approved a ballot measure for a train connecting Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than three hours.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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This spectacular success kindled a desire in Hersheypark officials to invest heavily in thrill rides.—
John Haddad,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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The funny thing is, Austin fathered seven children in all, but only Dot, Betty and Helen were coerced into performing, and their father’s monomania is compared, quite alarmingly, to such bullying stage fathers as Murray Wilson (The Beach Boys) and Joe Jackson (The Jackson 5).—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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Delivering bad news In 2001, Jesse faced a scandal for having an affair that resulted in him fathering a child.—
Rick Davis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Morobe sired two daughters as part of a breeding program.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Spike had sired three elephant calves at other zoos, but none survived.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Pup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pup. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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