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noun

Definition of pupnext
as in puppy

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pup

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verb

as in to litter

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Recent Examples of pup
Noun
The pup was one of hundreds of pets and wild animals rescued by volunteers this week during the blaze, which prompted multiple evacuations. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Enzyme cleaners are formulated to tackle certain biological (organic) messes (think everything from blood to the accident your pup had on the carpet) by breaking down the compounds that make these stains and odors difficult to remove. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
But competition in summer decreases pup survival to one or two. — Ted Williams, Denver Post, 12 June 2026 Netflix released a teaser clip of the upcoming live-action prequel series on Monday, and fans got a glimpse of what the great dane pup Scooby-Doo and his best bud Shaggy Rogers look like together. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pup
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pup
  1. puppy
  2. kid
  3. whelp
  4. kindle
  5. puppy dog
  6. father
  7. sire
  8. calve
Noun
  • Two puppies were stillborn, but the team was able to successfully deliver and save the smallest puppy, the runt of the litter.
    — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Unfortunately, the department shared that two adult dogs and one puppy died from smoke inhalation as a result of the blaze.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of puppy
Verb
  • What everyday skills should kids practice before the first week of school?
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Running under the surface of the film is the anxiety that kids his age are lucky to secure any job, even one as low-paying and exploitative as Erika’s studio assistant.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of kid
Noun
  • 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
Definition of whelp
Verb
  • In northern states, like Washington and Oregon, the dry weather could further kindle destructive fires that have scorched thousands of acres.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of kindle
Noun
  • Kenny is super likable but kind of just follows Boyd around like a puppy dog.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Cassie is trying to become social-media famous, suggestively flashing her all-American assets online in a variety of fetishy costumes (a puppy dog, a pacifier-sucking baby).
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Definition of puppy dog
Verb
  • There, her enslaver fathered her child, George, who became known as Chicken George because of his skills working gamecock fights.
    — Anne Haley, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
  • His predecessor, Gino, fathered 14 offspring across multiple states over his lifetime, according to Disney.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of father
Verb
  • Somebody fell out of love — a complaint sired this inspection.
    — David J. Neal July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Gun Runner’s stable still has the brass nameplate of its former occupant, legendary 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, who also sired an impressive line of runners.
    — Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of sire
Verb
  • The number of cattle that had calved (given birth to a baby) was also down 100,000 from the prior year.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 4 June 2026
  • According to the New England Aquarium, this year's right whale calving season produced 23 mother-calf pairs, which is the highest total recorded since 2009.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Definition of calve

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