running dogs

plural of running dog

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for running dogs
Noun
  • There are just currently just 12,500 or so operational satellites of any kind in orbit, according to the European Space Agency — meaning that two out of every three functional spacecraft right now is a Starlink satellite.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • That allows Starlink's satellites to have lower latency and data time between user and the satellite, improving performance of things like streaming, online gaming and video calls.
    Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rapidly spreading its toxic influence across the lands, Magatsu and its minions are a world-ending threat, and the early tutorial bit sees players square up against the baddie only to ultimately lose.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
  • What made Armani’s designs so appealing to Ovitz and his minions wasn’t just their confident power-suit cut.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Over eight episodes, the brothers find themselves at the mercy of Mancuso — a former family friend — and his vicious henchmen, and they are forced to confront the emotional scars of growing up with an alcoholic father, who had gambled away his own restaurant.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • It was intended to ensure that Black people, including former slaves, had citizenship.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The web of Atlantic trading routes and solidarity among maritime workers, many of them Black, meant fugitive slaves’ chances of reaching freedom were better below deck than over land.
    Eric Foner, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Brood parasites such as cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds’ nests, tricking the hosts into caring for their offspring at the expense of their own.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Live ants carry the risk of parasites, while freezing or dehydrating the insects can unintentionally allow harmful bacteria to flourish.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Matthew quickly schemes his way into Oliver’s orbit after that first performance, impressing and rankling the group of lackeys in his entourage at the same time.
    Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • After taking a break from live performances in 2024, pop star Demi Lovato is ready to give fans a new live show to celebrate her new album.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Posed with a slight smile, the now 8-year-old has shed the long, bouncy curls Drake fans had grown accustomed to.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Back then, MOFs felt like magical sponges, and that sense of wonder never left me.
    Stavroula Alina Kampouri, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Use it to clean makeup brushes and sponges both gently and effectively.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Running dogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20dogs. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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