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Recent Examples of sled dog
The grueling sled dog race covers about 1,000 miles in the Alaska wilderness.
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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
Her favorite pieces she’s written for Outside are about competing on the Discovery show Naked and Afraid, being a woman alone in the woods, learning to write, and mischievous sled dog Blowhole.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
The race is a qualifier for the Iditarod sled dog race, which takes place annually in Alaska.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Even for seasoned mushers, many of whom were raised with sled dogs as part of a subsistence lifestyle, each race comes with a landscape of uncertainty.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
Her favorite pieces she’s written for Outside are about competing on the Discovery show Naked and Afraid, being a woman alone in the woods, learning to write, and mischievous sled dog Blowhole.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
The race is a qualifier for the Iditarod sled dog race, which takes place annually in Alaska.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Even for seasoned mushers, many of whom were raised with sled dogs as part of a subsistence lifestyle, each race comes with a landscape of uncertainty.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sled dog
Noun
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Most importantly: Ian finds and adopts Rollo, the greatest wolf dog who ever lived.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Silver moment of the Games: Everyone loved it when Nazgul, the 2-year-old Czech wolf dog, joined the women’s cross-country competition at the end and ran, without benefit of skis, across the finish line.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cassie is trying to become social-media famous, suggestively flashing her all-American assets online in a variety of fetishy costumes (a puppy dog, a pacifier-sucking baby).—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the children, who look like waxy versions of my own, this is my husband, with the soft face and the plaid shirt and the puppy dog— Eyes.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Djena’s father, who had the title of chief hunter in the town, was a loyal aide to Marcel Cros, a senior official in the government of Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinea’s first President.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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And those problems are magnified in the slack middle section of this 160-minute film, as the hunters make discoveries of their own in the forest, unnecessary subplots and aliens multiply, and there are some halfhearted attempts at giving them a thin backstory.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Noun
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When authorities swept the Macon airport ahead of Raffensperger's arrival Tuesday, a police dog found a suspicious object that prompted an evacuation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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During the search, the police dog bit a Sacramento officer.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Before Darcy could reply, Philip opened the door and walked in with his guide dog, Russ.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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More than 100 puppies and 150 volunteers descended on Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport on April 19 for an annual guide dog training program.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Sled dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sled%20dog. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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