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Recent Examples of puppy dog
Lochlan is mostly just a puppy dog, not really joining in but not really bothered by his family’s excesses, either.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
At one point, an android with puppy dog eyes is introduced, only to vanish a couple of scenes later.
—Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Jack, meanwhile, horrifies Doc with his truly terrible puppy dog face.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Ivan acts like the world’s horniest puppy dog, but Ani takes a shine to him.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
At one point, an android with puppy dog eyes is introduced, only to vanish a couple of scenes later.
—Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Jack, meanwhile, horrifies Doc with his truly terrible puppy dog face.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Ivan acts like the world’s horniest puppy dog, but Ani takes a shine to him.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy dog
Noun
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The venue regularly hosts breed-specific puppy meetups, creating fun opportunities for canine mixers.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Your friend’s dog is probably just as bored as yours, so set up a puppy playdate to tucker them out.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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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Possessing second-generation wolf dogs, defined in California as the offspring of a domestic dog and a half-wolf, half-dog hybrid — with no more than 25% wolf — is legal.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in New Mexico named the six wolf dogs after characters created by fantasy author Sarah J. Maas Six wolfdogs are spending their holiday season enjoying a winter wonderland after being kept as pets.—
Kelli Bender,
Peoplemag,
15 Dec. 2023
Noun
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Counteracting that are the touching scenes where the trio bond with and care for sled dogs (rambunctious Billy is my favorite) at the school.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Thirty years ago, there were 30,000 sled dogs in Greenland.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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“Puppy dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppy%20dog. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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