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Recent Examples of lapdog
Former Director of Central Intelligence and then Vice President, George H.W. Bush was long considered a lapdog to Reagan, but as the 1988 election approached and the administration faced scandal related to the Iran-Contra affair, Bush was given the chance to stand apart and prove his own strength.
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
Unlike other political appointees, IGs were intended to serve across administrations as watchdogs for the taxpayer, not presidential lapdogs.
—Linda Thompson Gonzalez, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
However, the memo shows the contours of this corrupt deal that makes Adams a lapdog for Trump.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
As a result, Jolie spent ample time behind the scenes learning commands and giving treats to the movie’s loyal lapdogs.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
Unlike other political appointees, IGs were intended to serve across administrations as watchdogs for the taxpayer, not presidential lapdogs.
—Linda Thompson Gonzalez, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025
However, the memo shows the contours of this corrupt deal that makes Adams a lapdog for Trump.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2025
As a result, Jolie spent ample time behind the scenes learning commands and giving treats to the movie’s loyal lapdogs.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lapdog
Noun
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Unlike the broad and more public validation that social media provides from getting likes, one-on-one conversations with chatbots can feel more intimate and potentially more convincing — not unlike the yes-men who surround the most powerful tech bros.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
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The yes-men and yes-women in his Cabinet approve of everything Trump does, for fear of losing their cushy jobs.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Dogs often developed sores on their feet from living on the wire mesh floors of their cages, and often puppies could be seen with their legs and paws falling through the holes, documents showed.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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In the midst of a Texas storm last week, a tiny trembling puppy was found clinging onto life, left in an onion sack, shivering and covered in ticks.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Cream pie out of respect to many a great stooge who cruelly had the sweet treat shoved or thrown onto their face.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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Throughout the criminal process, Netanyahu has portrayed the police and prosecution as stooges of the media who agreed to frame the prime minister for imaginary crimes.—
Aluf Benn,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Feb. 2019
Noun
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He's been with two of the pups, Tyson and Yuki, every day since their birth about 14 years and eight months ago.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Coyotes, like wolves, live in family groups of a dominant breeding pair, their pups, and several nonbreeding males and females.—
Helen Whybrow
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Yanking the rug out from under thousands of foreigners who often risked life and limb to find a safe haven in America is an unconscionable act of heartless, anti-humanitarian gall on the part of Donald Trump and his minions.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
9 June 2025
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Her niftiest fight sequence looks like abstract art: a stark black-and-white aerial pan of her shadow battling minions down a hallway.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Last year, international watchdog Landmine Monitor reported that Russia and other countries had actively used land mines in recent conflicts.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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The administration is dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the 15-year-old consumer watchdog agency.—
Chloe Rogers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 July 2025
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“Lapdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lapdog. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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