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Recent Examples of sled dog
The 2006 adventure film revolves around a team of husky sled dogs struggling to survive in Antarctica after a devastating snowstorm—and Ilardi quickly realized that Atlas was paying attention.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Thirty years ago, there were 30,000 sled dogs in Greenland.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Even with highly efficient motors, a robot like Spot would need a battery dozens of times more powerful than today’s to match the endurance of a sled dog.
—James Pikul, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
Wolf-dogs are quarrelsome, but not a great deal more so than normal sled dogs.
—Ted Updike, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2025
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Thirty years ago, there were 30,000 sled dogs in Greenland.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Even with highly efficient motors, a robot like Spot would need a battery dozens of times more powerful than today’s to match the endurance of a sled dog.
—James Pikul, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
Wolf-dogs are quarrelsome, but not a great deal more so than normal sled dogs.
—Ted Updike, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sled dog
Noun
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Possessing second-generation wolf dogs, defined in California as the offspring of a domestic dog and a half-wolf, half-dog hybrid — with no more than 25% wolf — is legal.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in New Mexico named the six wolf dogs after characters created by fantasy author Sarah J. Maas Six wolfdogs are spending their holiday season enjoying a winter wonderland after being kept as pets.—
Kelli Bender,
Peoplemag,
15 Dec. 2023
Noun
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But the other people who live nearby may not be so easily swayed by those adorable puppy dog eyes or precious purrs and might get very irritated.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The sorrowful puppy dog eyes were all because the owner’s tuxedo cat was curled up among the blankets in Rocky’s crate (despite having a bed of his own).—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Michael Meredith, an avid duck hunter, will teach basic calling techniques.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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In the most iconic role of his storied career, Wesley Snipes plays Blade, a badass vampire hunter who also happens to be half-vampire himself.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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He was contacted a short distance away, on Orange Avenue, where officers tried to de-escalate the situation, including deploying beanbags and a police dog, Easter said.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors previously indicated that while Young was on the ground, surrounded by officers and already shocked multiple times with a Taser, Currie urged Sribniak to deploy his police dog to bite Young.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Stevens Chan, the subject of the film and a disability rights campaigner alongside his late guide dog LaShawn, struggled to remember Robinson when contacted by Deadline.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Working dogs What’s the difference between a guide dog or service dog and emotional support animals?—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Sled dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sled%20dog. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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