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
Liz Provencher, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Tim Tebow and Demi-Leigh Tebow's Relationship Timeline While crafting Princess Paris Finds Her Purpose's message of community and kindness, Tebow looked to her own pooches for guidance.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Please protect yourself and your pooches by staying on trails and out of the creek.
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025
However, while pooches live lavishly at the accommodations, critics are sounding the alarm.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 May 2025
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Noun
Even commerce director Rachel Fletcher’s pooch, Leona, was a fan of the sheets.
—Liz Provencher, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Tim Tebow and Demi-Leigh Tebow's Relationship Timeline While crafting Princess Paris Finds Her Purpose's message of community and kindness, Tebow looked to her own pooches for guidance.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Please protect yourself and your pooches by staying on trails and out of the creek.
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025
However, while pooches live lavishly at the accommodations, critics are sounding the alarm.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pooch
Noun
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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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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
Verb
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Alleging an intrusive shed, a protruding carport and sprinkler damage, a Meridian church has taken legal action against a longtime neighbor.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
30 May 2025
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Using a chemical glove box, a polycarbonate glass box with protruding gloves that shields substances from oxygen and moisture, scientists combined the berkelium metal with an organic molecule containing only carbon and hydrogen to create a chemical reaction.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Within seconds, Phaedra poked fun at newbies Brit Eady, Angela Oakley, and Kelli Ferrell.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
25 May 2025
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These two words have become an international meme, poking fun at Trump, especially since Putin ignored him.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2025
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After weeks of treatment his body is still skeletal, bones bulging through his skin.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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Subsequent scans revealed that the kitten had fluid on her lungs and showed signs of a hiatal hernia, which is when part of the stomach bulges through the diaphragm.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pooch. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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