golden retriever
noun
: any of a breed of medium-sized retrievers having a flat moderately long golden coat
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The carcasses would cover the ground as a tempting snack for my two golden retrievers.
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Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2025
The first time Furry Friends visited the Santa Clara County jail, in 2023, the group’s vice-president Anne Tiry and two volunteers had Tiry’s golden retriever Hero, along with Hennessey, a diminutive Pomeranian mix, and Bailee, a white Great Dane the size of a small horse.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
An adorable squad of golden retrievers greeted and comforted travelers arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey amid busy holiday travel.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Toward the end of the game, the ESPN sportscaster Kirk Herbstreit, evidently having run out of things to say, put his headset on his golden retriever, an emotional support dog named Peter.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
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Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2025
The first time Furry Friends visited the Santa Clara County jail, in 2023, the group’s vice-president Anne Tiry and two volunteers had Tiry’s golden retriever Hero, along with Hennessey, a diminutive Pomeranian mix, and Bailee, a white Great Dane the size of a small horse.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
An adorable squad of golden retrievers greeted and comforted travelers arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey amid busy holiday travel.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Toward the end of the game, the ESPN sportscaster Kirk Herbstreit, evidently having run out of things to say, put his headset on his golden retriever, an emotional support dog named Peter.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for golden retriever
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“Golden retriever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20retriever. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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