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
Eyder Peralta, NPR, 4 June 2025
In the clip shared on social media, a dog that appeared to be de Armas' pooch Salsa was seen walking alongside the group.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 May 2025
When Riggs was not located, the fire department, on May 3, offered a reward of $1,000 to anyone who can safely return the pooch.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 May 2025
The pooch, who got a new lease on life after he was rescued from dire circumstances, became social media famous after Klee documented his journey on TikTok, with some of the videos garnering millions of views.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 June 2025
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Noun
The driver told me the pooches were headed back home after a long day of learning.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 4 June 2025
In the clip shared on social media, a dog that appeared to be de Armas' pooch Salsa was seen walking alongside the group.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 May 2025
When Riggs was not located, the fire department, on May 3, offered a reward of $1,000 to anyone who can safely return the pooch.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 May 2025
The pooch, who got a new lease on life after he was rescued from dire circumstances, became social media famous after Klee documented his journey on TikTok, with some of the videos garnering millions of views.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pooch
Noun
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The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Sep. 2023
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This included four search dogs, three doctors, a diving team and a water extraction contingent, Tunisia’s state news agency TAP reported.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN,
13 Sep. 2023
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Nearby, police found another pitbull, Lucky, in a wet kennel that was bound shut with five leashes, her hip bones protruding.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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Their feet protrude, white and enormous, from their grey-green uniforms like tree-branches from which the bark has been stripped.—
Thomas Meaney,
New Yorker,
2 July 2025
Verb
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The hard foul came after Sheldon poked Clark in the eye in the third quarter.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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The couple began dating in 2023 and frequently poke fun at each other on their social media pages.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Even as dome construction bulged on the Italian peninsula from the eleventh to fifteen centuries, Romans held off on joining the building bandwagon until the late 1400s.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
12 June 2025
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In every photo, Tater's eyes bulged with what can only be described as pure joy.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pooch. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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