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Recent Examples of pup
Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The pups fed from the surrogate for just a few days, after which the Colossal team removed them and bottle-fed them because the surrogate was actually becoming too attentive—disrupting the pups’ regular sleeping and feeding schedules.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
For the pupping season, which lasts from about December to April, the males are fasting from both food and water in order to devote all their energy to defend their harem.
—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
These changes gave the pups traits like larger bodies and longer, fuller, light-colored fur, traits believed to have helped dire wolves survive cold climates during the Ice Age.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The pups fed from the surrogate for just a few days, after which the Colossal team removed them and bottle-fed them because the surrogate was actually becoming too attentive—disrupting the pups’ regular sleeping and feeding schedules.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
The Children’s Pool beach is closed to the public during harbor seal pupping season, which is recognized annually from Dec. 15 through May 15.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
For the pupping season, which lasts from about December to April, the males are fasting from both food and water in order to devote all their energy to defend their harem.
—Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pup
Noun
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More puppy raisers are needed to train the golden retriever puppies the organization uses.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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Animal Control Officers with the Harford County Sheriff's Office found three yellow lab puppies abandoned in the woods of Havre de Grace Wednesday.—
Kiersten Hacker,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Huang may have been kidding, but Nvidia spent much of its event detailing just how much better its Blackwell chips are.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
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After a day on the slopes at Lost Trail, make your way to the tiny town of Jackson, which will make Philipsburg and Anaconda seem like large metropolitan areas (kidding, kinda).—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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At one point, an android with puppy dog eyes is introduced, only to vanish a couple of scenes later.—
Natalia Winkelman,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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Jack, meanwhile, horrifies Doc with his truly terrible puppy dog face.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
19 Dec. 2024
Verb
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After getting rescued at a young age, a tuxedo kitten immediately claimed his owner's cat as his own new mommy, and internet users can't cope with the heartwarming relationship the two have developed.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Local authorities were able to coax the bobcat kitten out of the tree and bring it some comfort.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
25 July 2023
Verb
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That leadership isn't just about putting out fires, but about kindling something deeper.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The alpha male was a foster, and his mate whelped — or gave birth — during the same week, making the pack an ideal candidate to receive pups.—
Hayleigh Evans,
The Arizona Republic,
29 July 2024
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When a captive mother whelps, or gives birth on her own, managers match her pups with a wild den using GPS coordinates from radio collars placed on packs’ breeding alpha male and female.—
Hayleigh Evans,
The Arizona Republic,
3 May 2024
Verb
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Roughly 64% of respondents, for example, said they were concerned about reports of firing Social Security Administration employees versus 22% who said the same about Musk fathering more than a dozen children.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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To make matters worse, Jen’s two children turned out to be fathered by the teen’s dad.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Both Citizen Bull and $3.2 million yearling purchase Barnes were sired by Into Mischief.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Drake also claimed one of Lamar’s kids was actually sired by Lamar’s business partner.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Pup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pup. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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