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also tikes
as in dogs
a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes
adopted a lovable tyke from the local animal shelter
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dogs
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One of her dogs was killed alongside her, the spokesperson said, while the other ran away.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025 -
Both dogs were emaciated, and shelter staff believed Maggie had been used as a breeding dog before being abandoned with her litter.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Tykes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tykes. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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