as in dog
a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes
walking down the street with several pooches on leashes
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as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
his lower lip pooched out in disappointment
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Recent Examples of pooch
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Even Ross’ pooch makes an appearance, howling for supper.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Wrapped in one of Ricari Studios’ signature sheer mesh body stockings, the practitioner worked her lymphatic-massage tool across my abdomen to the somewhat-new pooch right below my belly button.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025
They're known as man's best friends, fur babies, pooches.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
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Parker's uncle and aunt, Liv and Harry, had been enlisted to look after the pooch while his moms, Perese and Izzy, were on vacation.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Even Ross’ pooch makes an appearance, howling for supper.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Wrapped in one of Ricari Studios’ signature sheer mesh body stockings, the practitioner worked her lymphatic-massage tool across my abdomen to the somewhat-new pooch right below my belly button.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025
They're known as man's best friends, fur babies, pooches.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pooch
Noun
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Robotic dogs and militant imagery stand in for violence and human invention turned destructive.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In Toledo, a misread contributed to a Black man being mauled by a police K-9 dog after a traffic stop.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The display bezels are super thin at the top and on both sides, with Lenovo’s protruding upper-edge notch housing the webcam and other electronics.—
Mark Coppock,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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That is followed by a tabletop planetarium featuring images of planets beamed onto moving objects which magically protrude from it.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Keep communication open by avoiding poking fun at these practices.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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Gibson proceeded to the Children’s Chorus room, where two staffers welcomed her to poke through the costume racks.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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De Meo has been tasked with engineering a speedy turnaround for Kering, which has been dragged down by steep declines at its star brand Gucci and a bulging debt load.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
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To be a real man, according to this content, young adolescent boys are expected to be tall and broad-shouldered with bulging biceps, pronounced trapezius muscles, and washboard abs.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pooch. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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