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Recent Examples of puppy dog
If all else fails, Hope says, Jack needs to put on his sad puppy dog face.
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Ivan acts like the world’s horniest puppy dog, but Ani takes a shine to him.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
Liberatore’s puppy dog attention as loyalite Dean compels, yearning to hold Jade’s kiss and not just her camera.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
Lochlan is mostly just a puppy dog, not really joining in but not really bothered by his family’s excesses, either.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Ivan acts like the world’s horniest puppy dog, but Ani takes a shine to him.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
Liberatore’s puppy dog attention as loyalite Dean compels, yearning to hold Jade’s kiss and not just her camera.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
Lochlan is mostly just a puppy dog, not really joining in but not really bothered by his family’s excesses, either.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy dog
Noun
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All available dogs, puppies, cats and kittens will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, according to the release.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
31 July 2025
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And for one owner, waking up to their puppy's enthusiastic tail taps has become the highlight of her day.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Today's talkers This pup braved rising waters inside a flooded apartment.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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The experts at Pet MD say that these pups are highly smart, loyal dogs known for their boundless energy and need for both physical and mental stimulation.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Possessing second-generation wolf dogs, defined in California as the offspring of a domestic dog and a half-wolf, half-dog hybrid — with no more than 25% wolf — is legal.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in New Mexico named the six wolf dogs after characters created by fantasy author Sarah J. Maas Six wolfdogs are spending their holiday season enjoying a winter wonderland after being kept as pets.—
Kelli Bender,
Peoplemag,
15 Dec. 2023
Noun
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Wolf-dogs are quarrelsome, but not a great deal more so than normal sled dogs.—
Ted Updike,
Outdoor Life,
22 May 2025
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Thirty years ago, there were 30,000 sled dogs in Greenland.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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“Puppy dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppy%20dog. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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