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Recent Examples of dog-eat-dog
Ballard blamed himself for not cultivating a more dog-eat-dog mentality throughout the entire roster.
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James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Capitalism and social interaction tend to be the same kind of cat and mouse games, or for another species analogy, a dog-eat-dog world.
—John Werner, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Some may frown upon these metaphors, but the reality is that business is, to some extent, a dog-eat-dog competition.
—Zain Jaffer, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
With its original plans to host 100, Silver says the event is now expected to field a crowd of 350, underscoring his increasing influence in the dog-eat-dog world of college basketball recruiting.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Humanity has become a little more dog-eat-dog, and only the strong survive.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Ballard blamed himself for not cultivating a more dog-eat-dog mentality throughout the entire roster.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Capitalism and social interaction tend to be the same kind of cat and mouse games, or for another species analogy, a dog-eat-dog world.
—John Werner, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
With EVs being released and updated on a weekly basis, and manufacturers entering the dog-eat-dog environment, consumers sit home and are itching to buy something.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 16 Nov. 2024
James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Capitalism and social interaction tend to be the same kind of cat and mouse games, or for another species analogy, a dog-eat-dog world.
—John Werner, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Some may frown upon these metaphors, but the reality is that business is, to some extent, a dog-eat-dog competition.
—Zain Jaffer, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
With its original plans to host 100, Silver says the event is now expected to field a crowd of 350, underscoring his increasing influence in the dog-eat-dog world of college basketball recruiting.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Humanity has become a little more dog-eat-dog, and only the strong survive.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Ballard blamed himself for not cultivating a more dog-eat-dog mentality throughout the entire roster.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Capitalism and social interaction tend to be the same kind of cat and mouse games, or for another species analogy, a dog-eat-dog world.
—John Werner, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
With EVs being released and updated on a weekly basis, and manufacturers entering the dog-eat-dog environment, consumers sit home and are itching to buy something.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 16 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dog-eat-dog
Adjective
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Using one of the worst disasters in our state’s history to score political points while increasing costs across the state is opportunistic at best.—
Peter Kwong,
Orange County Register,
10 Mar. 2025
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Measles induces an acute immunosuppressed state that can last from two weeks to two months, putting a patient at high risk for opportunistic infections such as influenza and bacterial pneumonia.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
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Ellen Pompeo, Bella Ramsey, Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Paul Feig & More Based on the New York Times best-selling comic book by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, The Boys follows a group of vigilantes who aim to keep corrupt superheroes in check.—
Ryan Fleming,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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On top of that, Adams has sagging poll numbers, low fundraising dollars and the appearance of a corrupt bargain with President Trump.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But reality constantly intrudes through the depraved lives of the other street people, the harsh and ugly sounds, and visits from his paying admirers.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2025
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New details are emerging about the depraved living conditions of a Connecticut man allegedly locked in a room by his stepmother for over 20 years.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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In a guest role that’s been extremely well hidden in the months leading up to the premiere, Bradley Cooper turns heel as Elijah Gemstone, a degenerate con man who sees right through Abel Grieves’s lucrative scam before plugging him in the forehead.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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In theory, the walls of carbon nanotubes house a sea of degenerate electrons that have a similar density to metals.—
The Physics arXiv Blog,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Cash for rent – Conservatives generally speaking hate the idea of profligate spending on social benefits, seeing them as entitlements that create indolence and a constituency for bureaucracy.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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According to his lawyers, Person’s financial troubles owed to a combination of profligate spending and giving, five-figure monthly alimony payments to an ex-wife, bad investments and the scourge of high-interest loans.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Whereas The Swimming-Pool Library transpires over one London summer — the last licentious gasp before AIDS— and The Line of Beauty spans the Thatcher era, Hollinghurst has lately been expanding his temporal horizons.—
Sam Worley,
Vulture,
7 Oct. 2024
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Woodhull’s inability to counter the caricature of her as evil and licentious doomed her campaign.—
Allison Lange / Made by History,
TIME,
6 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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The plan includes 124 projects designed to dredge sand, rebuild degraded marshes, and add levees, floodgates and storm surge barriers.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Apple spent years ignoring RCS, allowing iPhones to offer a degraded messaging experience with Android users.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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This Chocolate Dutch Baby is very simple to make but feels luxurious and decadent.—
Olivia Quintana,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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This decadent classic cake has a secret pantry ingredient that helps make this layered delight extra moist.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dog-eat-dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dog-eat-dog. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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