running dogs

plural of running dog

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for running dogs
Noun
  • SpaceX's Starlink satellites made over 355,000 collision avoidance maneuvers throughout the past year, with each satellite now dodging debris and other spacecraft on an almost weekly basis.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • The more a workload requires coordination or synchronization between satellites, the more satellite-to-satellite latency becomes an issue.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • Musashi becomes part of a crew that fights the Genma and Yoshitsune’s minions.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Just as Wolverine is surrounded, he’s saved by Mystique, who’s shape-shifted herself into one of Trask’s minions.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The last of Lila and Amisha’s henchmen has fled with the remaining supply of poison aerosol, intending to detonate it, on Amisha’s orders, at a nightclub.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
  • After crash landing on the dark world directly onto the homing beacon, EO and his crazy crew are apprehended by a gang of warrior henchmen and hauled into the throne room to face the wicked alien ruler who is imprisoned in anger and hate.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Like horses, people held as slaves were generally treated by property law as things, not persons.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the 1800s, slaves stood on the southern bank and looked across to freedom.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Analyzing mosquito waste showed the presence of viruses along with other parasites.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Under this theory, organisms figured out how to turn genes off to get these unruly genetic parasites under control.
    — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • These are perfunctory roles by definition, so lackeys of one kind or another are often favored.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The sculpture included Teddy mounted on a striding horse with two lackeys walking on either side.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • Boise State fans are accustomed to their Broncos putting the rock into the hands of running backs and grinding down opposition defenses.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Through the first two weeks of the new season, the ratings results suggest that the NFL’s media partners have a firm grasp on what fans want to watch.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • For more than a century, scientists thought that sponges, or porifera, were the first to branch off — the sister group to all other animals.
    — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 16 Sep. 2026
  • These non-scratch sponges are safe to use on most surfaces and are easy to rinse clean.
    — Brooke Knappenberger, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
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“Running dogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20dogs. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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