doggish

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Recent Examples of doggish Domino seems sad and wise, Andrew sweet and puppy-doggish. Thomas Page, CNN, 29 Jan. 2022 And then, there were times when his snarl and growl came out, his doggish bite was evident. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doggish
Adjective
  • In a viral TikTok clip, a Labrador retriever and her little Dalmatian sister try to sail on board their small doggy pool.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Enjoy the company of other dog owners and their furry friends in our special off-leash area, make a doggy print craft, pose for a photo and then get ready for an on-leash hike through Halls Valley at sunset.
    Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Investors are not looking for the flashiest deck or the loudest hype.
    Aaron Vaccaro, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • As for her top, Biles kept it simple by wearing a black tank top that effortlessly complemented her flashy jeans.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The experience of secession, of war, of industrial slaughter and gallant sacrifice, of Black soldiery and humanity all reforged Lincoln into a stronger alloy.
    Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The pre-match tifo at the Roker End depicted the County Durham legend of the giant Lambton worm, slayed by a gallant local hero.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • As the guitar comes in to form a sparse music bed, Shervin’s powerful and graceful voice echoes Iranians’ longings.
    Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Another shows a white owl landing on her arm in graceful slow motion.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In a dark wash The most elegant, most versatile, and easiest solution for how to style barrel jeans is simply buying a pair in a dark wash.
    Lucía Tejo, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Named one of the best new hotels of 2024 by T+L editors in the annual It List, this sharp 190-key property pays homage to British automotive and aeronautic history with a replica of the Concorde on the ceiling of its elegant rooftop restaurant, Brooklands by Claude Bosi.
    Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And part of it was that face, the sort of Adonis-like mug that tips the scales from handsome to outright pretty.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Being Birkin’s partner was an ego boost for Gainsbourg, who had never been conventionally handsome and whose heavy drinking and smoking had aged him prematurely.
    Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Buyers come here for the majestic historic villas and the joy of living in a seaside city full of culture and fabulous food (this is the place that invented pesto).
    Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The costumes, designed by Dede Ayite, were subtle and yet highly symbolic, suggesting the colloquial nature of Yoruba gods, or the epic, majestic nature of our brothers.
    Essence, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For the magazine’s seventy-fifth anniversary, in 2000, the dog-loving portraitist William Wegman dressed up one of his Weimaraners as Eustace Tilley, our dandyish mascot, originally drawn by Rea Irvin.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Doggish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doggish. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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