running dog

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for running dog
Noun
  • By late October, satellite images captured two squares – roughly 600 feet by 600 feet — carved into the earth.
    Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
  • In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump has moved to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, joining only Soviet satellite states in ever attempting to do so, and cut the U.S. share of funding to the international health monitoring agency.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • First-time head coach Campo was a good company man, and solid defensive coordinator.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
  • In 2014, Microsoft surprised people by promoting the ultimate company man, Satya Nadella, to CEO.
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • And her reign is supported by her (mostly) devoted minions, played by Bowen Yang and Bronwyn James.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Not even the dynamic duos of Joy and Anxiety, Deadpool and Wolverine, Gru and his minions or Paul Atreides and those massive sandworms could push the 2024 box office to pre-pandemic heights.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In 1868, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution extended citizenship to descendants of African slaves.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Go and read random slave narratives and get their experience of the time.
    David Marchese, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The bullet from Csonka’s henchman fractured Vo’s collarbone and hit a major vein, sending her into shock during surgery amid much blood loss.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Borisov, whose Russian henchman Igor grows close to Mikey Madison's titular character over the course or Baker's unpredictable odyssey, has been dominating awards season for his breakthrough performance.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Karen Parker provides support and medical attention to migrants in the mountains, such as treating broken ankles, cuts and parasite wounds.
    Eugene Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The researchers suspected that the snakeskins must bring some benefit—perhaps by helping to scare off predators, reduce skin parasite infestations or shift microbial communities in positive ways.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Just squeeze a quarter-size amount of the product onto the back of your hand and tap the product onto your face with your finger, sponge (like a Beautyblender), or brush for the most natural finish that won't settle into fine lines.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Featuring a soft sponge, high-density brush, and metal pen tip, it’s made to effortlessly clean earphones and AirPod cases, smartphone holes and divots, and camera lenses.
    R29 Team, refinery29.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • By building a social and political movement that gave him coercive power over the Republican Party, Trump systematically demolished many of the nation’s long-standing norms, ushering in a cohort of lackeys who will enable his most autocratic impulses.
    Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The current cast is rounded out by Alison Brie, who will play another Skeletor lackey, Evil-Lyn, Idris Elba, who will play the noble Man-at-Arms, and Riverdale's Camila Mendes as Teela, Man-at-Arms's daughter and He-Man's right-hand woman.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Running dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20dog. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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