running dog

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for running dog
Noun
  • United first started rolling out Starlink access using a free-with-ads model in May, becoming one of a select club—including Hawaiian Airlines and the boutique air carrier JSX—to offer flyers access to SpaceX’s satellite broadband service.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 7 June 2025
  • Bringing a satellite device into India can get you into trouble.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • The 58-year-old Bergman is a company man, having joined back in 1996, and is regarded as sharp and skilled at overseeing a portfolio that includes Marvel, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation and Lucasfilm.
    Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
  • When asked by Robinson about the Heat's team-building intentions during the offseason, Adebayo was a company man, keeping word mum.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Oswald’s realm and his penguins and his minions and his passion.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 3 June 2025
  • His minions burst into federal office buildings, humiliating staffers.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • One vessel was renamed the USS Robert Smalls after a former slave who aided the Union in the Civil War, and the other was restyled the USNS Marie Tharp in honor of a ground-breaking oceanographic cartographer, according to the New York Times.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
  • Canadians are the people who really fought and helped escaped slaves, remember the Underground Railroad went to Canada.
    J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Kent has shown up at Gloucester’s castle and runs into Goneril’s steward/henchman, Oswald.
    Nan Z. Da June 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
  • Noni finds herself up against Lion’s violent henchmen and women in series of fight-to-the-death encounters aboard the tyrant’s grandiose sailing ship, which lies at the heart of a vast naval fleet.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • What else is going on California freshwater fish found to be teeming with parasites.
    Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
  • But beyond the nausea-inducing idea of being host to a blood-sucking parasite, the consequences of tick bites can be dire depending on the circumstances.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Step 2: Remove Cleaning Residue To gently remove residue, use a microfiber cloth, Swedish dishcloth, or soft sponge.
    Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2025
  • Don't clean marble with brushes, scouring pads, or scrubber sponges.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • And is order based on legalized violence and theft really order? Bulgakov would have had little time for a Bolshevik lackey like Samson.
    Uilleam Blacker, The Atlantic, 4 June 2025
  • But Trump and his lackeys are also using a second tactic: trying to undermine public confidence in the judiciary — even inviting threats to the safety of judges and seeking to intimidate them.
    Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
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“Running dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20dog. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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