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as in dog
a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes
in the yard an old hound greeted us with a single bark
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as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
a camera hound even before the baby arrived, he's now become obsessive
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
a no-good sneaky hound who disappeared with the lottery winnings he was supposed to share
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as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
nobody could stand that low-down hound and his penchant for mean-spirited pranks
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as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
after the scandal came to light, the politician was hounded by reporters night and day
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as in to dog
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
kept hounding his mother to let him drive her car until she gave in
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Recent Examples of hound
Anna Spiegel, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
Rest up to snag a front-row seat for one of the South’s most unconventional parades—the Hoofbeats & Christmas Carols Parade—that pays homage to Aiken’s equestrian roots with a festive procession of horses and hounds.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
As the new authorities in town, they are hounded at every turn by civilians airing grievances ranging from the price of bread to conflicts over property to thieves taking advantage of the security vacuum.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
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On Sunday, horses and hounds parade with Santa in the streets, kids ride ponies and get face paintings, shoppers browse a holiday market and bonfires keep things cozy.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
Rest up to snag a front-row seat for one of the South’s most unconventional parades—the Hoofbeats & Christmas Carols Parade—that pays homage to Aiken’s equestrian roots with a festive procession of horses and hounds.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Verb
But Kathie, who was haunted by guilt for getting her sister and friend in a dangerous situation, hounded investigators for answers.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
As the new authorities in town, they are hounded at every turn by civilians airing grievances ranging from the price of bread to conflicts over property to thieves taking advantage of the security vacuum.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
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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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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
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The Google Pixel 9 Pro is another phone that is great for photography lovers.Rachel Wells, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Out back, there’s a chicken house for egg layers and a two-stall barn, with a tack room, for equine lovers.Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
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Also tossed in are picturesque but gratuitous use of famous tourist landmarks as background, near-superheroic training montages, credible intimate character dynamics, a ruthless villain (Johan Heldenbergh as Vanaken) and action that in the home stretch goes absurdly over-the-top.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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And though Young and (especially) the perpetrators of the massacre are clearly the villains of the piece, their past history at least partly explains their choices.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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Icons glitter, shimmy, bounce, and in other ways evade the chasing eye.Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
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Sheriff’s deputies and Volusia County Animal Services officers chased and captured the dogs, who were then confiscated and are being held in quarantine, the statement said.Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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County officials apologized Friday after residents across the Los Angeles area continued to receive erroneous emergency alerts that urged them to prepare to evacuate, even though many were not close to any of the fires sweeping across the foothills of the sprawling metropolis.Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Poland President Andrzej Duda is urging his government to ensure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can attend the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation later this month without risk of detention, a presidential aide confirmed on Thursday.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Give me an army of the little suckers to match every bag.Verge Staff, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
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And capitalizing on the tendency of American leaders to look at world politics through the lens of ideological shibboleths, Beijing and Moscow are playing U.S. conservatives for suckers.Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Maliki is a divisive brute whom Iran supports to the hilt.Dov Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2014
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One million doctors to give care, 1.4 million brutes in cubicles doing their best to stop doctors from giving that care.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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So feet further back to allow more spring in the heel to absorb left-right jerks of the machine is better.New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Dec. 2024
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By Stephanie Zacharek December 25, 2024 6:00 AM EST The Bob Dylan of James Mangold’s extraordinary anti-biopic A Complete Unknown—who may or may not be an accurate version of the real Bob Dylan—is a jerk.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Hound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hound. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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