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pooch

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verb

chiefly dialect

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pooch
Noun
Even commerce director Rachel Fletcher’s pooch, Leona, was a fan of the sheets. Liz Provencher, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025 Tim Tebow and Demi-Leigh Tebow's Relationship Timeline While crafting Princess Paris Finds Her Purpose's message of community and kindness, Tebow looked to her own pooches for guidance. Kelli Bender, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025 Please protect yourself and your pooches by staying on trails and out of the creek. ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025 However, while pooches live lavishly at the accommodations, critics are sounding the alarm. Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pooch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pooch
Noun
  • The couple was seen taking a stroll on a N.Y.C. street with Bosworth's dog, Happy, on Tuesday.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.
    Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
Verb
  • Alleging an intrusive shed, a protruding carport and sprinkler damage, a Meridian church has taken legal action against a longtime neighbor.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 30 May 2025
  • Using a chemical glove box, a polycarbonate glass box with protruding gloves that shields substances from oxygen and moisture, scientists combined the berkelium metal with an organic molecule containing only carbon and hydrogen to create a chemical reaction.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That victory put O’Malley back in the rankings. O’Malley’s next bout ended in a no contest, when an eye poke in the second round left Pedro Munhoz unable to continue.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • Senior Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev poked fun at the explosive war of words between U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, offering to mediate peace between the two political allies.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Photos posted online showed the snake arrived at a Virginia animal hospital with a bulging body.
    Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
  • This week, they’re dominated by the moon, which enters its bulging gibbous phase in advance of next week’s full strawberry moon.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025

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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pooch. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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