running dog

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for running dog
Noun
  • The report documented hundreds of instances where balloons, birds and satellites were mistakenly identified, along with a few cases that remain puzzling—such as a close encounter between a commercial airliner and an unidentified object off the New York coast.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
  • Forecast skill has advanced over time due to more powerful computers, advanced radar systems, satellites, field campaigns, and scientific research.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 24 May 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
  • This would certainly be a huge match for both Hendry and TNA, especially since Cena is so recognized as a company man who has only wrestled with WWE.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Besides being massively ignorant, Musk and his minions are drunk on ideology.
    Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
  • Through their minions in the media, in Big Pharma, and woke teachers manipulating their children's minds, these elites hold an iron grip on society.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • One vessel was renamed the USS Robert Smalls after a former slave who aided the Union in the Civil War, and the other was restyled the USNS Marie Tharp in honor of a ground-breaking oceanographic cartographer, according to the New York Times.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
  • Canadians are the people who really fought and helped escaped slaves, remember the Underground Railroad went to Canada.
    J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Peter Kwong, a martial artist and actor who played one of the Three Storms in Big Trouble in Little China and a henchman in The Golden Child during a prolific acting career and was active in actors union politics and the movie and TV academy leadership, has died.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 May 2025
  • The film’s extended pre-title sequence culminates in Ethan brutally murdering the henchmen that Gabriel (Esai Morales) has dispatched to kill her.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Water, shellfish and unwashed fruits and vegetables can also harbor infectious parasite eggs.
    Bill Sullivan, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
  • The woman, whose name is redacted from the fire department’s report, said her friend Giancarlo decided to use a lighter to remove the blood-sucking parasite.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Step 2: Remove Cleaning Residue To gently remove residue, use a microfiber cloth, Swedish dishcloth, or soft sponge.
    Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2025
  • Don't clean marble with brushes, scouring pads, or scrubber sponges.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Orwell’s warnings apply across the board, not just when obvious despots and lackeys let their fascist flags fly.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
  • Shawn reluctantly agrees, but is humiliated when Cory starts acting corny around his friend Gambling Dan (Phil Buckman), and his lackey, Louie (Weiss).
    EW.com, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Running dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/running%20dog. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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