1
: a young dog
also
: one of the young of various animals (such as a seal or rat)
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Shannon Carlin, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
All of the pups are vying for the 2024 National Dog Show's Best in Show title.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Laura Paddison, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Sightings stretch back to the early 2000s, but the creatures started pupping — having babies — around Point La Jolla roughly a decade ago.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The best one being when Avery uses Erica’s precious pup as an alibi for her midnight snacking that results in a memorable cameo from Dr. Spaceman himself, Chris Parnell.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
All of the pups are vying for the 2024 National Dog Show's Best in Show title.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
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
Sightings stretch back to the early 2000s, but the creatures started pupping — having babies — around Point La Jolla roughly a decade ago.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Pup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pup. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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