puppy

Definition of puppynext

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Recent Examples of puppy The plane doubles as a playset and airship and features more than 15 pieces, including a puppy companion. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 The tool is made from BPA-free, flexible silicone and comes in adorable puppy and teddy bear shapes to add a whimsical touch to your drawer. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 24 June 2026 Daniels faces 11 more federal charges for selling puppies for up to $2,600 and using Facebook to do it. Julia Coin june 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026 There will be interactive activities such as a puppy red carpet with step and repeat, gifting suite for dog, and custom comic by DC comic artists with owner and their dog. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for puppy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy
Noun
  • In the pictures, each pup has a leash of a different color attached to its collar.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Walk down the boardwalk and stairs to the New River Gorge Bridge Overlook at Canyon Rim Visitor Center to snap a pic with your pup and ogle over the longest steel arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.
    Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Unlikely Meathead, a whelp who spoke from a position of occasionally whiny, frequently wet-behind-the-ears insulation from life’s realities, Reiner had gray in his beard and a lengthy track record of using his podium for good.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • Kenny is super likable but kind of just follows Boyd around like a puppy dog.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Cassie is trying to become social-media famous, suggestively flashing her all-American assets online in a variety of fetishy costumes (a puppy dog, a pacifier-sucking baby).
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026

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“Puppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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