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Recent Examples of puppy dog
Once again, the ticker follows the payout like a puppy dog:
The ever-rising dividend is a result of ever-increasing cash flow.
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The actor plays him as one part unfiltered holy fool, one part adorable puppy dog who pees on the rug.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
Ivan acts like the world’s horniest puppy dog, but Ani takes a shine to him.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
Footage posted on TikTok showed Dipper, a 14-month-old pup, staring up at his owner with puppy dog eyes and grumbling—in a bid for attention from his owner Sophie Taylor (@sophanddipper), from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The actor plays him as one part unfiltered holy fool, one part adorable puppy dog who pees on the rug.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
Ivan acts like the world’s horniest puppy dog, but Ani takes a shine to him.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
Footage posted on TikTok showed Dipper, a 14-month-old pup, staring up at his owner with puppy dog eyes and grumbling—in a bid for attention from his owner Sophie Taylor (@sophanddipper), from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy dog
Noun
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The store priced each of the bulldog puppies at $4,299 each.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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But three suspects are still on the loose, and one of the puppies remains missing.—
Simon J. Levien,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The group previously captured unusual footage of a wolf pup battling a squirrel and a mystery animal that looked a bit wolfy, a bit doggy and a bit coyote-y.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The carousel also featured a Polaroid photo of the pup, who joined the Johnson family in 2016, and more snaps of the dog licking and playing with Johnson.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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
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The only locksmith at Yosemite National Park in California, the sole EMT ranger at neighboring Devils Postpile National Monument, an experienced sled dog musher in Alaska’s Denali National Park.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Seppala was also responsible for popularizing the Siberian husky as a sled dog.—
David Kindy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Puppy dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppy%20dog. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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