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Recent Examples of puppy
Is this moving-picture love letter overly sentimental, sloppy to a fault, and slightly more affectionate toward its posthumous subject than a basket of puppies high on laughing gas?
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Other inmates train puppies to become service dogs.
—Patrick Davis, NPR, 3 Sep. 2025
My biggest advice for new kitten or puppy owners is to groom, clip nails, and brush teeth regularly starting at a young age so they are desensitized to the grooming process.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 2 Sep. 2025
Some are fantastical – think Shrimp Jesus – and some are believable at a quick glance – remember the little girl clutching a puppy in a boat during a flood?
—Adam Nemeroff, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Other inmates train puppies to become service dogs.
—Patrick Davis, NPR, 3 Sep. 2025
My biggest advice for new kitten or puppy owners is to groom, clip nails, and brush teeth regularly starting at a young age so they are desensitized to the grooming process.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 2 Sep. 2025
Some are fantastical – think Shrimp Jesus – and some are believable at a quick glance – remember the little girl clutching a puppy in a boat during a flood?
—Adam Nemeroff, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy
Noun
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Both the vet and the pup's owner were off as the August 29 TikTok video shows how Bolillo looked as a puppy versus now.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The vet deemed that the pup could be safely released back into the wild the following day, per WSAZ 3.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Murphy barely generates a chuckle as a weary veteran intent on getting home for his anniversary (Eva Longoria, wasted as his wife) while Davidson’s horny puppy dog shtick wears thin after minute 10.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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His puppy dog demeanor was back, replacing the hangdog expression earlier.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Puppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppy. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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