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
Four months later, he was seen last weekend walking dogs, taking walks, enjoying a cup of coffee in a garage, and even stopping to sift through neighborhood trash items on the side of the street. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 AutoCamp Catskills not only allows dogs (for a fee of $75 per stay for up to two dogs), but welcomes them. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026 High-quality photos and fun videos allow people to see personalities of dogs and cats that may not shine through during a regular shelter visit. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Doppelgängers in the form of dogs showed up in sunglasses and makeshift crutches to stunt in front of celebrity judge Big Boi at the inaugural dog lookalike contest in New York. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 The study, published in the journal iScience, found that the pets process happy, scared, and angry emotions differently and that dogs can interpret differences between negative emotions, such as fear and sadness or fear and anger. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Aug. 2026 The robot dogs, which are equipped with 360-degree cameras and can open doors, are also used by police departments across the country. — Luke Barr, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 So far, three dogs have fallen ill after eating contaminated Oma’s Pride food. — Julia Hawkins, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 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
  • In a satiric short video, Rabid Dogs, 2002, for example, white-collar workers dress upas rapacious canines, clutching Burberry bags in their mouths and traversing cubicles on all fours.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Dogs can see it too, as those colors stand out more to canines.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of canines
Noun
  • 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
  • That screwed up the works / And not due to his sloppy hiring / Of a crew of incompetent jerks.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of jerks
Verb
  • In the video, Hilton’s 3-year-old son Phoenix can be seen giggling as the puppy playfully chases him around the room while 2-year-old sister London looks on.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • That’s one reason there are so many arguments over the value of a team, or an athlete, or sports more generally, as more and more money chases something essentially priceless—or misappropriated, depending on your view.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 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
  • Yusef Toubassi sits with his grandson Masa, looking on as children run by with cheeks painted bright colors and others howling with joy as clowns spin them around.
    — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026
  • One morning during my stay, there were even clowns buzzing about—a thrill to receive a balloon poodle alongside my morning flat white.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Definition of clowns
Verb
  • The rise lifted some components of the index into overbought territory, as measured by the relative strength index (RSI), a momentum indicator that tracks the speed and size of price changes.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Activity Rings monitor daily movement, exercise, and standing goals, while the optical sensor tracks heart rate throughout the day.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of tracks
Verb
  • The advisory urges drivers to slow down, use their headlights, and leave extra space between vehicles.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Still, Malwarebytes urges users to be careful when searching for GTA 6 leaks.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of urges

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“Dogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogs. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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