running dog

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for running dog
Noun
  • According to Mandala, satellite services are easier to scale as more planes adopt them and more passengers use them.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 25 July 2025
  • In this photo released by Roscosmos State Space Corporate on Friday, July 25, 2025, A Soyuz rocket lifts off from a launch site in Vostochny in far eastern Russia carrying an Iranian satellite along with Russian satellites into orbit.
    Amir Daftari Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • The 58-year-old Bergman is a company man, having joined back in 1996, and is regarded as sharp and skilled at overseeing a portfolio that includes Marvel, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation and Lucasfilm.
    Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
  • When asked by Robinson about the Heat's team-building intentions during the offseason, Adebayo was a company man, keeping word mum.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Donald Trump is desperate to distract his followers from a scandal of his own making, pulling out all the stops to try to get MAGA minions to talk and think about something else — anything else.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
  • Daigo's minions will be making an appearance in Lego Fortnite Odyssey now that the Spires are activated, so players will have to watch out for that while working on their villages.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Over a period of about 150 years, 55 church members owned slaves.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 July 2025
  • The craft was then taught to enslaved people, who built many of the walls throughout Middle Tennessee, and then, after emancipation, many former slaves established themselves as stack stonemasons.
    Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • The showdown of General Zod and his henchmen also takes place at the Fortress, with a great twist to defeat them.
    Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 11 July 2025
  • The mosasaur has henchman spinosaurs – a nice touch – while a titanosaurus couple shares a loving moment (which gets interrupted by some pesky humans).
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Colton was also prescribed a parasite treatment due to diarrhea, the warrant affidavit said.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
  • The United States is dropping about 100 million sterile flies each week in southern Mexico to help slow the spread of the parasite.
    Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • Spray the mixture onto your countertops and let the solution sit for 3-5 minutes before wiping it down with a soft sponge or cloth.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 22 July 2025
  • These extended wait times alone could cause a child to miss out entirely on the benefits of intervention during the sponge years.
    Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • Outside of one good scene between Clark and Lois, almost every frame is constantly packed with characters, whether this is the (admittedly very funny) Justice Gang (Nathan Fillion’s Green Lantern, Isabela Merced’s Hawkgirl and Edi Gathegi’s scene-stealing Mister Terrific) or Lex and his lackeys.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • Where Supes clocks an evil lackey straight in the jaw so hard that his teeth hit the camera lens?
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
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“Running dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20dog. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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