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Recent Examples of puppy
The cost is $550 for a puppy under 4 months old and $500 for puppies 4 months to 1 year old.
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Margo’s Got Money Troubles premiered the same week as the third season of HBO’s nihilistic teen drama Euphoria, in which Sydney Sweeney’s dead-eyed Cassie has taken to the popular subscription service, dressing up as a seductive puppy and even a pacifier-sucking baby.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Video from the area caught a person in gray sweatpants and a black hoodie bending over a cardboard box and appearing to pull out a small puppy.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
The training comes at a time when the International Guide Dog Federation has highlighted a worldwide shortage of puppy-raising volunteers, according to Seeing Eye spokesperson Michelle Barlak.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Margo’s Got Money Troubles premiered the same week as the third season of HBO’s nihilistic teen drama Euphoria, in which Sydney Sweeney’s dead-eyed Cassie has taken to the popular subscription service, dressing up as a seductive puppy and even a pacifier-sucking baby.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Video from the area caught a person in gray sweatpants and a black hoodie bending over a cardboard box and appearing to pull out a small puppy.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
The training comes at a time when the International Guide Dog Federation has highlighted a worldwide shortage of puppy-raising volunteers, according to Seeing Eye spokesperson Michelle Barlak.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy
Noun
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Others couldn’t get over the pup’s persistence.—
Sara Vallone,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Apr. 2026
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The video of the pup has quickly gone viral, with the contrast between a high-stakes NFL moment and a dog’s quiet persistence resonating with viewers across social media.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Unlikely Meathead, a whelp who spoke from a position of occasionally whiny, frequently wet-behind-the-ears insulation from life’s realities, Reiner had gray in his beard and a lengthy track record of using his podium for good.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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Cassie is trying to become social-media famous, suggestively flashing her all-American assets online in a variety of fetishy costumes (a puppy dog, a pacifier-sucking baby).—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the children, who look like waxy versions of my own, this is my husband, with the soft face and the plaid shirt and the puppy dog— Eyes.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Puppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppy. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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