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noun

ˈdȯg How to pronounce dog (audio)
Definition of dognext
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as in puppy
a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes a dog who needs a loving home

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2
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others she must think that you're a real dog after hearing those tasteless jokes you told last night

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verb

1
as in to chase
to go after or on the track of star athletes being dogged by fans when they're out in public

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as in to hound
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders tired of constantly having to dog their son about cleaning his room

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Recent Examples of dog
Noun
That is true about every single person around it, including Carmella’s children, the hot dog man, and the guy in the ice cream truck who only wears Phish T-shirts and bathes on Wednesdays. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 In many cases, the robot tail wags the living dog by tricking it—tricking us—into caring about obscure metrics, then gamifying the process of improving them. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
Even in the first term, resistance Democrats were dogged by their populist left-wing critics. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026 Unlike other incumbents who have fallen victim to intraparty divisions this year, Mills was defeated after being dogged by a series of investigations and negative publicity. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dog
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dog
  1. puppy
  2. jerk
  3. chase
  4. hound
  5. canine
  6. clown
  7. track
  8. needle
Noun
  • Which of these adults will have their real estate crimes interrupted by those meddling kids and their puppy?
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Porterville Fire crews responded to the scene, safely removed the puppy from the pipe, and cleaned it up following the rescue.
    — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of puppy
Noun
  • The latter accidentally does happen, which leads to power struggles between the bigoted jerk and our trio of heroines.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Duffy, for his part, came across as a real jerk at times, but surprisingly charming at others, with a half-nerd, half-jock mien—sweepy hair, big glasses, a megawatt smile—that put me in mind of a Wisconsin Sam Seaborn.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of jerk
Verb
  • The North American box office is still chasing the pre-pandemic levels of 2019, and despite a blockbuster summer, ticket sales are still lagging.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That’s some serious currency for Mahomes to be taking into Season 10 with so much still in front of him — both in terms of years to play, presumably, and goals to chase.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of chase
Verb
  • Jason was not just hounded out of Cambridge or academia; he was hounded out of the workforce, hounded out of existence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
  • McDonnell’s personal circle was also hounding her for repayment.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of hound
Noun
  • Dogs can see it too, as those colors stand out more to canines.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Yesterday in London, Elordi stepped out on the world premiere of Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars alongside his canine co-star, Rak Jasper.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of canine
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  • But my favorite Tim Curry performance will always be Pennywise, the clown in Tommy Lee Wallace’s 1990 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s It, which, compared to Andy Muschietti’s mega popular pair of films, is modest, even a little lame.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Curry, who died Tuesday at 80, made a gleefully evil turn as a clown that sparked nightmares for legions of Gen X and millennial viewers that continue to haunt to this day.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of clown
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  • The second system being tracked by the NHC was a weak area of low pressure with disorganized cloudiness and showers located in the northeastern and north-central Gulf.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Charlotte Observer will be tracking all the movement in this live blog.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of track
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  • Freedom thought Cloud went low, needling him with accusations of trying to win Cunningham’s affection.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • At a Sunday rally in Georgia, Ossoff needled Trump for accepting a new Air Force One plane from the autocratic monarchy of Qatar and for reportedly hiding in a catering truck to switch to a different plane in Turkey last month.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
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