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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Sometimes, the cop even pokes fun at the suspect’s inability to sprint, calling them out for being out of shape.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Russian and Chinese militaries are exercising with each other more regularly and even poking the U.S. in the eye on occasion — in July, the U.S. Air Force intercepted a few Russian and Chinese bomber aircraft operating in Alaska’s Air Defense Identification Zone.Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
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My friends were confused by my abrupt stop and the frightened and befuddled look on my face — except for one, whose eyes were also bulging wide.Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Prior to stepping out into space, Gillis reported seeing seals around the hatch that appear to be bulging.Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pooch. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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