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Recent Examples of puppy
The concert will also include a paratrooper ride, a silent disco area, a puppy petting zoo, activations, food trucks and water stations.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
The introduction to an eight-week-old golden retriever puppy named Aikman made my first day as a CBS News Texas meteorologist extra special.
—Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 4 June 2026
One of them trotted out toward us in a playful gallop, like a child’s puppy chasing a ball.
—Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
In May, Grover Beach resident Regina Carlos attended a co-worker’s birthday party with her partner and their new puppy.
—Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
The introduction to an eight-week-old golden retriever puppy named Aikman made my first day as a CBS News Texas meteorologist extra special.
—Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 4 June 2026
One of them trotted out toward us in a playful gallop, like a child’s puppy chasing a ball.
—Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
In May, Grover Beach resident Regina Carlos attended a co-worker’s birthday party with her partner and their new puppy.
—Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy
Noun
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The pup had likely collided with a cholla, and its spines — barbed like fishhooks — were embedded across his face, legs, stomach and paws.—
Sydney Page,
Washington Post,
10 June 2026
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Fans quickly fell for the pup's wobbly walks and curious personality, helping turn the tiny rodent into a social media favorite.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
10 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 19 Jun. 2026.
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