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
Steve Appleford, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024
So this sweet pooch then became a temporary member of the WFOR news team.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
Three and a half years ago, Noel arrived at Lucky Dog as a pregnant pooch pulled from Florence County Environmental Services' animal control shelter.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024
The pooch, who appeared to be a Bull Terrier, was found off Interstate 75 near Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, FHP footage showed.
—NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
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And earlier in the day, the Lindas paid their respects at the grave of Toto, the heroic pooch from The Wizard of Oz.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024
So this sweet pooch then became a temporary member of the WFOR news team.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
Three and a half years ago, Noel arrived at Lucky Dog as a pregnant pooch pulled from Florence County Environmental Services' animal control shelter.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024
The pooch, who appeared to be a Bull Terrier, was found off Interstate 75 near Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, FHP footage showed.
—NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pooch
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.cleveland, cleveland, 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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Elsewhere in the stream, Kodak attempts to have a normal conversation with the Twitch streamer before totally bugging out, protruding his eyes with a face full of sweat.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The discovery sheds light on why arthropods evolved appendages protruding out of their heads.Katie Hunt, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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Cover up on the top half and let transparent details poke out from underneath.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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The late-night host also poked fun at a photo of Trump, Elon Musk, RFK Jr., Donald Trump Jr. and House Speaker Mike Johnson eating McDonald’s on his private plane after attending the UFC 309 event on Saturday.Ellise Shafer, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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The other domain leads you straight to a website designed to turn you into a cartoon wolf with your eyes bulging out of your head, howling hornily at the moon and ready to spend thousands of dollars on hot vids.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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First, a little anatomy lesson to clarify why lymph nodes are so prone to bulging.Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pooch. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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