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Recent Examples of puppy
The man has always been extroverted, and as eager to please as a golden retriever puppy.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
In the first song, JJ dresses up as a puppy and joins his family on a visit to the pumpkin patch.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
The complacent faces of phony mediums swirl in my head, along with unsettling spirit photographs and images of puppies that had died with a sudden yelp for no apparent reason.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Now, the ‘resilient’ little one needs a home Pluto, a mixed-breed puppy, was found alone on a street in Sanford, North Carolina, after surviving a savage animal attack that left him with serious injuries and the loss of an eye.
—Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
In the first song, JJ dresses up as a puppy and joins his family on a visit to the pumpkin patch.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
The complacent faces of phony mediums swirl in my head, along with unsettling spirit photographs and images of puppies that had died with a sudden yelp for no apparent reason.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Now, the ‘resilient’ little one needs a home Pluto, a mixed-breed puppy, was found alone on a street in Sanford, North Carolina, after surviving a savage animal attack that left him with serious injuries and the loss of an eye.
—Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy
Noun
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And as for the pup who portrays Merv?—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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That came from the silhouette of Mad Max and his pup.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But the other people who live nearby may not be so easily swayed by those adorable puppy dog eyes or precious purrs and might get very irritated.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The sorrowful puppy dog eyes were all because the owner’s tuxedo cat was curled up among the blankets in Rocky’s crate (despite having a bed of his own).—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Puppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppy. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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