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Recent Examples of puppy
Peanut the puppy lost most of his nose.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Heidi Klum showed that her new puppy Fritz is her new favorite accessory while stepping out in New York City on April 6.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
On a typical weeknight in my house with two toddlers, one puppy and no extra time, dinner has to be fast, fiber-rich and something my kids will actually eat.
—Trisha Pasricha, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
But the text accompanying the post told a very different story about the puppy’s early growth and left viewers stunned.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Heidi Klum showed that her new puppy Fritz is her new favorite accessory while stepping out in New York City on April 6.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
On a typical weeknight in my house with two toddlers, one puppy and no extra time, dinner has to be fast, fiber-rich and something my kids will actually eat.
—Trisha Pasricha, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
But the text accompanying the post told a very different story about the puppy’s early growth and left viewers stunned.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy
Noun
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Heck, even our beloved pup, Dale, barks whenever a squirrel’s hiding in the networking hardware!—
Jed Feiman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Currently, the small pup is recovering in the shelter's ICU, where staff are monitoring him closely and giving him plenty of attention.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 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
Noun
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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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“Puppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppy. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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