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puppy

noun as in young dog

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We don’t allow puppies or kittens to be separated from their mothers until at least 8 weeks following their birth.

He grabbed them by the scruff of the neck and gave them a good shake, until they started to yap and nip each other playfully, just as puppies would.

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“Stay here, don’t move,” Gibby had said, like Ridge was a puppy.

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In this “save Christmas” special of the kid-popular series, computer-animated puppies in knit sweaters step in when a cold sidelines a sick Santa, threatening the delivery of presents and the true meaning of Christmas.

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Someone had found a litter of abandoned puppies in a box in the danger zone of the testing field.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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