running dog

noun

Definition of running dognext
as in satellite

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  1. satellite
  2. company man
  3. slave
  4. minion
  5. henchman
  6. parasite
  7. sponge
  8. lackey
Noun
  • Lakes react quickly to changes in the environment, so measuring lake color through satellite monitoring can help quantify those changes.
    — Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Advanced Space flew the first CAPSTONE satellite back in 2022.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of satellite
Noun
  • Josh Allen, arguably the NFL's best player, is a company man and great teammate for the Buffalo Bills, but Wednesday's defense of the indefensible new uniforms the team is rolling out in the coming NFL season was too much.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • After appearing as supercilious EPA company man Walter Peck in Ghostbusters, Atherton completed his trilogy of goofy comedies with Real Genius (1985) and Bio-Dome (1996).
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
Definition of company man
Noun
  • Their peace shatters when Sovieshu rescues Rashta (Lee Se-young), a runaway slave, on a royal hunt and brings her home as his concubine.
    — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
  • With anxieties rising across the land, the couple’s relationship begins to fracture when Sovieshu falls in love with a runaway slave and attempts to move heaven and earth to win her heart.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of slave
Noun
  • Dozens and dozens of Trump minions parroted the same line for days — how dare Obama mock such a beloved American eatery?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Gavin Newsom’s legislative minions just got a lesson in constitutional supremacy.
    — , FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of minion
Noun
  • Perhaps the point is to intimidate Vela and her henchman, but the move puts our Tulsa truthstorian in new and uncomfortable territory.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Crosby can… um… provide funny reaction shots when henchmen get killed!
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of henchman
Noun
  • Different parasites have evolved different ways to interfere with those systems.
    — Tara Deans, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The intestinal parasites feast on their hosts, sucking valuable nutrients from mammals.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of parasite
Noun
  • As such, using the same sponge on different surfaces promotes the spread of any bacteria hiding in your sponge.
    — Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 2 Nov. 2026
  • What became apparent to us was that the game was like a sponge for silly ideas.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of sponge
Noun
  • Between those movies, mostly offscreen, Vision and Ultron’s turncoat lackey Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) fell in love.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • For Burr, that his character, in reality, had been replaced by corporate lackeys explains so much of what’s wrong with the world.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of lackey
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“Running dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20dog. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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