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Recent Examples of puppy
There’s an assortment of pups available, including Sammie, a 5-year-old Shepherd rescued in Texas while pregnant with nine puppies, and Bianca, a 2-year-old mixed breed who came from South Carolina with her puppy, which has already been adopted.
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Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2026
Police recovered 29 animals in total, including 15 roosters, four hens, nine baby chicks and a puppy.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
And puppy after puppy after puppy.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 May 2026
The royal family is seen lying side-by-side in a grassy meadow with their dogs, Orla, an English black cocker spaniel, and a recent addition to the family, a cocker spaniel puppy from Orla's litter.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2026
Police recovered 29 animals in total, including 15 roosters, four hens, nine baby chicks and a puppy.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
And puppy after puppy after puppy.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 May 2026
The royal family is seen lying side-by-side in a grassy meadow with their dogs, Orla, an English black cocker spaniel, and a recent addition to the family, a cocker spaniel puppy from Orla's litter.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy
Noun
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Packs for pup and cat play are also available.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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The dog's owners say the pup has become more affectionate and snuggly since surviving her impalement.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 May 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 20 May. 2026.
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