dogs 1 of 2

noun

plural of dog
1
as in puppies
a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes a dog who needs a loving home

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2
as in bastards
a person whose behavior is offensive to others she must think that you're a real dog after hearing those tasteless jokes you told last night

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dogs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dog
1
as in chases
to go after or on the track of star athletes being dogged by fans when they're out in public

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2
as in hounds
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders tired of constantly having to dog their son about cleaning his room

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Recent Examples of dogs
Noun
Staff often greet regulars – and their dogs – by name with a warm question about their day. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 Cadaver dogs also alerted to the scent of a corpse in the vehicle. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026 Warhound, a new defense technology company, has launched with $200 million in seed funding from investors including Sequoia Capital to create dogs genetically engineered for military use. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Researchers will store those cell lines in a biobank before modifying the dogs’ genetic makeup. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 According to the startup’s press release, less than half of the dogs procured from overseas are typically deemed fit for service following the current three-year acquisition-and-training pipeline. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026 Instead, Cartwright returns to his deceased grandfather’s home thrilled to see that Baker has successfully evaded both the Russian assassins and MI5’s own rabid dogs. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 The programming incorporates science through chat sessions with viewers three times a week, as well as a podcast and online articles detailing the dogs' development. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 The study found that larger dogs lose 35% more LINE1 methylation than smaller dogs. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
This spring, Anthropic let the robot dogs out again, but this time, an improved Claude worked alone. — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026 Canine transmissible venereal tumor, or CTVT, is a genital cancer that dogs pass to one another during mating. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Service dogs that bark excessively must be taken out of the facility. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 14 June 2026 In a nearly 10-minute long video, Pratt repeated social media posts that dogs on Skid Row are used to test drugs, are bred for drug money and are left in poor conditions by their unhoused owners, among other concerns about overcrowded, dirty shelters across the city. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026 The idea that dogs graze to purge a sick stomach is one of the explanations owners reach for most. — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 4 June 2026 The baby dogs will then be forced to play soccer to the death. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026 Best Western has many pet-friendly hotels that welcome dogs up to 80 pounds. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 25 May 2026 Cadaver dogs that previously searched the family's home did indicate dirt in the family's backyard had the scent of human remains. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogs
  1. canines
  2. jerks
  3. chases
  4. hounds
  5. mutts
  6. clowns
  7. tracks
  8. urges
Noun
  • They're being cared for by local volunteers who went to the Lone Star State to get the canines.
    — Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The dog-loving group revealed that Bean, Tiberius, and Champ are the top three canines of the 2026 World’s Cutest Rescue Dog Contest.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of canines
Noun
  • Lee and his Burning co-writer Oh Jung-mi resist what might have been the first instinct of many filmmakers by refusing to make Ye-ji and Sang-woo overly patronizing rich jerks.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Ars OpenForum is a place for readers to ask questions, compare notes, argue (without being jerks to each other), and go down all sorts of rabbit holes.
    — Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of jerks
Verb
  • Six such accounts make up the series as Hojo chases the truth behind them.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
  • For anyone who grinds fresh every morning and chases single-origin lots, online talk about mold and mycotoxins in coffee tends to raise a practical question about how the stuff gets onto beans in the first place.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of chases
Verb
  • Gen might have gotten away scot-free from the sheets incident in terms of optics — no one questions her involvement, even though her job description includes housekeeping — but karma hounds her during the first day of the charter.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
  • Vavassori hounds the net with his teradactyl-like wingspan.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of hounds
Noun
  • Not that hard to leave the little mutts at home for the grocery store trip.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
  • For starters, there are the cost savings of getting one of these not-so-in-demand mutts.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of mutts
Noun
  • Many Orlando-area homes feature skeletons that tower over the neighborhood, witchy covens, horror movie icons, clowns, pirate ships, pumpkins, zombies and vampires.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Friday, Edith, and the maintenance bots are sometimes goofy comic-relief clowns.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of clowns
Verb
  • The Wesleyan Media Project, a group of experts that tracks political propaganda in campaigns, identified at least 220 ads produced or enhanced with artificial intelligence by candidates or political action committees this election cycle.
    — Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • As of Friday morning, nearly 21 million Americans have already cast ballots in the midterm elections, according to the University of Florida's Election Lab, which tracks voting by mail and in person.
    — A Martínez, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of tracks
Verb
  • The letter also urges scrutiny of her staff, donors, and colleagues.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
  • And the organization urges individuals to take action – to pay attention to what boys are watching online, share this data with men, and call out sexist statements when they are said.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of urges

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“Dogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogs. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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