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mutt

[muht] / mʌt /
NOUN
scruffy dog
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Adrian Aceves, a physician living in downtown Washington, said he'd be staying in with his five-year-old mutt Rosy, "trying to distract her with treats and toys, and I will medicate her."

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

I grew up with cats, dogs, birds, rats and bunnies, and my husband and I have a mutt, Mercy, whom we love dearly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

Paul Conyngham's months-long quest to fight his rescue mutt Rosie's cancer has grabbed the attention of OpenAI boss Sam Altman, who called it an "amazing story" in an X post on Friday.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

Besides, treating topical humor in the same way that a toothless, mangy mutt gums a dumpster bone is not the same as maintaining neutrality.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2025

Freebie might have spent more time with Felix, but Benji loved that stupid mutt just as much.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

Weeks later, Bernstein was making the twice-a-day trek to Playa Vista’s Bluff Creek Dog Park, where Jane Doe rolled around with a group of mutts in early July.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025

Two days after being rescued, the 6-month-old mutts — one tiger-striped, the other jet black — mostly dozed on donated blankets amid chew toys, still drained from their ordeal.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2024

Miles is an All-American dog, the American Kennel Club’s name for mutts.

From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024

Of the nearly 3.3 million dogs that enter U.S. animal shelters every year, many are mutts.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 1, 2023

The ground had been turned and tamped to make a nice yard for the mutts house, which sat in the center of her plot like a grand mansion in the heart of a plantation.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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