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Recent Examples of pup
Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Colorado’s collared gray wolves continue to roam the state’s northwest corner and central mountains as wildlife officials wait and watch for signs new pups might be born this spring.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
Their pupping sites in the shallower northeastern Caspian Sea are shifting and disappearing, as the animals also struggle against pollution and overfishing.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Photos posted on Facebook show the 5-year-old pup admiring both.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Colorado’s collared gray wolves continue to roam the state’s northwest corner and central mountains as wildlife officials wait and watch for signs new pups might be born this spring.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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
Their pupping sites in the shallower northeastern Caspian Sea are shifting and disappearing, as the animals also struggle against pollution and overfishing.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pup
Noun
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In January, Raoul’s office charged a Round Lake man with multiple felonies for allegedly orchestrating an internet scam that advertised puppies for sale to lure victims.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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And like any dog owner knows, adopting a puppy comes with some growing pains.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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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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
Noun
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Liberatore’s puppy dog attention as loyalite Dean compels, yearning to hold Jade’s kiss and not just her camera.—
David John Chávez,
The Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Lochlan is mostly just a puppy dog, not really joining in but not really bothered by his family’s excesses, either.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
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We're just kitten around.—
Lizz Schumer,
Good Housekeeping,
10 Mar. 2023
Verb
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Brett Anderson, a senior meteorologist and climate change expert at AccuWeather, said the hurricane also left behind lots of dead trees and fallen branches, debris that became kindling.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 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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In total, Musk has fathered 14 children, People and Reuters reported.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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After the move to North Carolina, Williams, still in his early teens, fathered a daughter.—
Ronan Farrow,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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 15 Apr. 2025.
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