puppy

noun

Definition of puppynext
as in pup

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Recent Examples of puppy The golden retriever puppy pictured above can make some people feel gigil — a Tagalog word for the intense feeling of witnessing something adorable. — Matthew Cullen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Standing at the base of Bald Mountain’s lower Greyhawk run in Sun Valley on Thursday, a group of young girls dressed as Dalmation puppies clutched signs and cheered. — Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Nearly a dozen dead puppies were discovered in a bookbag left on the side of the road in Youngstown, Ohio, a local humane society said. — Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025 The puppy appeared to be a pit bull that was mostly brown. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for puppy

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