running dog

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for running dog
Noun
  • The chain of landforms to the west of Kauai is so small that it was not easily spotted in the satellite images taken as Kiko roared across the Pacific toward Hawaii as a Category 4 hurricane.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The application also suggests Globalstar wants to bolster its existing satellite coverage with the high-altitude platform stations, also known as HAPS.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is the language of a company man, not a freethinker.
    Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The 58-year-old Bergman is a company man, having joined back in 1996, and is regarded as sharp and skilled at overseeing a portfolio that includes Marvel, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation and Lucasfilm.
    Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Vex can use that energy to empower herself, or channel it to conjure deadly minions that fight alongside her.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Later in the season, Ellie — now trying to hunt down Abby to deliver the same fate to her — brutally kills Nora, one of Abby's minions.
    EW.com, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The first two episodes are entirely in the native Hawaiian language, and the arrival of some non-Hawaiian characters — mostly white stowaways and a Black slave — gradually introduces English into the mix.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Arriving in America, Ann and her followers are outraged by their first sight of a slave auction.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At the end of the episode, tragedy strikes when Robbie’s latest robbery ends in one of his henchmen and all of the drug house’s attendants dying.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The citizens of Venezuela don't deserve to live under the tyrannical rule of Maduro or any of his henchmen!
    Dan Gooding Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Cats can become infected by ingesting raw meat or prey that carries the parasite.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • And if there's a bite mark, chances are some contamination has happened because animals can carry bacteria and parasites in their saliva.
    Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wipe The Exterior Wipe the exterior of the toaster oven with a damp cloth or sponge.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Nellie’s 3-Pack Swedish Dishcloths These Swedish dishcloths reduce the need for both sponges and single-use paper towels.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is about the president of the United States and his complicit lackey Stephen Miller searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities and end elections.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Its purpose is to maximize the president’s control over our lives, enrich his family, reward his lackeys and punish his critics.
    Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Running dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20dog. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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