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Recent Examples of puppy dog
The Other Two’s Josh Segarra radiates an irresistible puppy dog energy as Mark, the local sheriff, while Potts is great fun as the salty aunt who sees right through Best’s rigid exterior.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
After the game, which the Guardians won, Clase sent text messages to one of the bettors with images of a man hanging himself with toilet paper and a sad puppy dog face, the indictment said.
—NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
But the other people who live nearby may not be so easily swayed by those adorable puppy dog eyes or precious purrs and might get very irritated.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Murphy barely generates a chuckle as a weary veteran intent on getting home for his anniversary (Eva Longoria, wasted as his wife) while Davidson’s horny puppy dog shtick wears thin after minute 10.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
After the game, which the Guardians won, Clase sent text messages to one of the bettors with images of a man hanging himself with toilet paper and a sad puppy dog face, the indictment said.
—NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
But the other people who live nearby may not be so easily swayed by those adorable puppy dog eyes or precious purrs and might get very irritated.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Murphy barely generates a chuckle as a weary veteran intent on getting home for his anniversary (Eva Longoria, wasted as his wife) while Davidson’s horny puppy dog shtick wears thin after minute 10.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy dog
Noun
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Impulsively adopting Yuri as a puppy, however, awakens some level of maternal instinct in her; the two are devoted, until Yuri runs away one New Year’s Eve, seemingly spooked by fireworks.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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Rarely seen without his small dog Lola, Oli feels like a lost puppy himself.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Get Petco's best-selling popsicle cooling toy for your pup this summer.—
Jessica Moore,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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The Fort Worth Fire Department took in his pup, and now that veteran has a place to call his own, thanks in part to their help.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Most importantly: Ian finds and adopts Rollo, the greatest wolf dog who ever lived.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Silver moment of the Games: Everyone loved it when Nazgul, the 2-year-old Czech wolf dog, joined the women’s cross-country competition at the end and ran, without benefit of skis, across the finish line.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This is where the Alaska Railroad train station, sled dog kennels, and the majority of visitor centers are located.—
Tamara Gane,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2026
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The live stream from the national park’s sled dog kennel has returned with a new litter of five puppies, barely a month old.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
6 May 2026
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“Puppy dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppy%20dog. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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