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Recent Examples of puppy
Queen Camilla gets some puppy cuddles during a visit to Newtownards, Northern Ireland, on May 21.
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People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Your mistake was believing a puppy could behave.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
Bones of an adult dog were discovered in the palace, and the remains of a puppy were found with a male guardian, likely sacrificed to accompany him in the afterlife.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Deputies said the dog was emaciated, missing a lot of fur, still had its puppy teeth, and had a serious and untreated medical condition that required surgery.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 23 May 2026
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People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Your mistake was believing a puppy could behave.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
Bones of an adult dog were discovered in the palace, and the remains of a puppy were found with a male guardian, likely sacrificed to accompany him in the afterlife.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Deputies said the dog was emaciated, missing a lot of fur, still had its puppy teeth, and had a serious and untreated medical condition that required surgery.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy
Noun
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Oakland Animal Services confirmed with KRON4 that the couple adopted the pup there.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
6 June 2026
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Stop here for suggestions on the best nearby dog-friendly parks for your pup, to pick up breakfast vouchers, and to grab a list of participating local businesses that offer discounts to Hotel Lucia guests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 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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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
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Unlike the children, who look like waxy versions of my own, this is my husband, with the soft face and the plaid shirt and the puppy dog— Eyes.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Puppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppy. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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