dogging 1 of 2

as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another the merciless dogging of the Hollywood couple by the press

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dogging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of dog

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Recent Examples of dogging
Verb
But this is not the only federal investigation dogging the Adams administration. Chloe Atkins, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogging
Noun
  • The logical solution would have been to trade some of the starting pitching for hitting in the offseason, especially with ownership providing the front office with a tight budget that precluded the pursuit of pricy free agents.
    John Perrotto, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • In her wild behavior, her pursuit of chaotic situations and turbulent relationships, there is exhilaration with a purpose.
    Anahid Nersessian, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Updated on March 4 with Google’s response to the new tracking warning.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • United Airlines Flight 5690, operated by SkyWest on a CRJ-200, left Springfield, Missouri, just before 5 p.m. and landed in Waco just before 6:30 p.m., according to flight tracking website FlightAware.
    Pilar Arias, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Nebraska is all in on pursuing Millard South tight end Isaac Jensen.
    Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Pyongyang is pursuing further advances, too.
    Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In 2023, a billboard displaying Graves' photo was placed near the festival site, urging attendees to provide any information to authorities.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • With declining tax revenues, the Kremlin is urging war-profiteering oligarchs to bear more of the burden.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Rickman said cotton tracing is a lot like adding features when buying a car: pay more, have more.
    Star Tribune, Boston Herald, 6 July 2024
  • Decentralized solutions would complement generative AI by providing immutable audit trails into data transactions, thereby enabling easier leak tracing and accountability enforcement.
    Vishwanadham Mandala, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • That's the question begging for answers after court documents revealed horrific details about the abuse 7-year-old Kayden Gavarrete suffered for months before dying three days before Christmas.
    Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, he has officially been recast as a villain that fans have been begging for since James Gunn took the reins.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Rodin Cars The big idea behind Rodin is to build cars without bothering about vehicle regulations – in stark contrast to F1 cars, which are subject to several rules around how they're put together.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The city and state have also been ramping up efforts to engage troubled vagrants sleeping and sometimes bothering straphangers, connecting them with services and shelter and potentially involuntary treatment.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024

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“Dogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogging. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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