as in dog
a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes
walking down the street with several pooches on leashes
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as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point
his lower lip pooched out in disappointment
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Recent Examples of pooch
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
However, on the flip side, doggy day cares are great for socializing your pooch and are an excellent place for dogs who thrive on interaction.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Willie Nelson: $34.99 Turn your pooch into one of the best musicians in the world with this Willie Nelson dog costume.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
No more untangling your pudgy little pooch from signposts and fire hydrants.
—New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
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Noun
At the beginning of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, the machine architect, eager to sell the benefits of technology to Gromit, creates a robotic garden gnome programmed to lend the reserved pooch a helping hand.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
However, on the flip side, doggy day cares are great for socializing your pooch and are an excellent place for dogs who thrive on interaction.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Willie Nelson: $34.99 Turn your pooch into one of the best musicians in the world with this Willie Nelson dog costume.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
No more untangling your pudgy little pooch from signposts and fire hydrants.
—New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pooch
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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
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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
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However, a closer look at the footage revealed that the insects never touched the spider webs with their protruding front legs.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
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The image, showing two bare feet protruding from a gap between rocks, was impossible to escape on the internet this week.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 Oct. 2024
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This cute sweatshirt pokes fun at the sport’s quirky name with a watercolor print of two pickles playing pickleball.Cai Cramer, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Cleavage forming, hormones erupting, hair poking through in what feels like strange places and wanting to dance on the peripherals of sexiness.Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
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Just as the late Peter Lorre’s bulging eyes remain his most enduring feature, teeth will be Carrey’s long after he’s gone.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Now my trimmings cabinet is a bulging mass of treasures awaiting their moment.Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pooch. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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