as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another the merciless dogging of the Hollywood couple by the press
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as in chasing
to go after or on the track of star athletes being dogged by fans when they're out in public
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as in hounding
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders tired of constantly having to dog their son about cleaning his room
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Recent Examples of dogging
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2026 Stocks had a rough session Friday on the worries about AI hurting the economy that have been dogging the market for weeks. —Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026 Bloomingdale’s recent performance provides some affirmation that with proper execution, the department store model is still viable, despite what have been decades of consolidation and skepticism dogging the sector. —David Moin, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026 But the downbeat mood also seemed to reflect the lackluster indie-film business that’s been dogging the festival for years. —Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026 That’s the question dogging Mozilla’s new chief executive, Anthony Enzor-DeMeo, whose appointment was announced Tuesday. —Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025 The assessment landed on top of several unrelated controversies already dogging Patel, including scrutiny about his use of government aircraft for personal travel and, separately, his decision to assign an FBI SWAT team to protect his girlfriend. —Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Dec. 2025 Those wins over Villa and Real Madrid only provided some temporary respite from the array of issues dogging the champions. —James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025 But the monarch had no choice – Andrew’s controversies have been dogging the family for years and the publication of his accuser’s posthumous memoir was the final straw. —Max Foster, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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He's just been straight raw-dogging the last three days, staring off into space. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Offshore Data Centers Face Challenges Aikido’s plan avoids the prickly not-in-my-backyard complaints that are dogging both onshore wind and data-center projects. —IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2026 Stocks had a rough session Friday on the worries about AI hurting the economy that have been dogging the market for weeks. —Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026 Bloomingdale’s recent performance provides some affirmation that with proper execution, the department store model is still viable, despite what have been decades of consolidation and skepticism dogging the sector. —David Moin, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026 But the downbeat mood also seemed to reflect the lackluster indie-film business that’s been dogging the festival for years. —Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026 That’s the question dogging Mozilla’s new chief executive, Anthony Enzor-DeMeo, whose appointment was announced Tuesday. —Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025 The assessment landed on top of several unrelated controversies already dogging Patel, including scrutiny about his use of government aircraft for personal travel and, separately, his decision to assign an FBI SWAT team to protect his girlfriend. —Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Dec. 2025 Those wins over Villa and Real Madrid only provided some temporary respite from the array of issues dogging the champions. —James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025 But the monarch had no choice – Andrew’s controversies have been dogging the family for years and the publication of his accuser’s posthumous memoir was the final straw. —Max Foster, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogging
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The convertible, which had its roof down for the majority of the pursuit, appeared to have paper license plates.— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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The suspect was taken custody following the pursuit.— Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026
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Towns recorded his first block just before halftime, chasing Atlanta’s Nickeil Alexander-Walker down for a rejection of his driving layup attempt.— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Pennsylvania authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying a violent mob of teens accused of chasing a college student into a campus residence hall and attacking them over the weekend.— Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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San Diego is where Pitino’s basketball ghosts, after hounding him for decades, were sent far away, perhaps for good.— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the individuals in question continue hounding her for autographs and photos.— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026
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The portable treadmill is designed to fit easily into your space, turning any room into a walking track with adjustable incline, remote control, and a display for tracking distance and calories.— Tory Johnson, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
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Airborne tracking planes beamed live video of Orion’s descent back to Mission Control, showing the capsule jettison its parachute cover and deploy a series of chutes to stabilize its plunge toward the Pacific.— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2026
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With the Moon meeting Jupiter in your 9th House, big ideas around travel, learning, or growth feel expansive and worth pursuing.— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Mining the Miramax library is a focus for Paramount TV Studios, along with pursuing Paramount film IP and developing original ideas.— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
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With the company’s board and multiple proxy advisory firms urging shareholders to vote yes, the deal is expected to be approved, moving Paramount closer to taking over its much bigger rival.— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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People flooded the brand's comments field, urging the company to bring back their old chai latte.— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Yes, the console is more powerful than the two base PS5 models (which also received price hikes), thanks to superior AI upscaling, better ray tracing, and a faster Wi-Fi chip.— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
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After two cases were detected at the University of Florida at Gainesville, for instance, health-department officials performed contact tracing, ultimately reaching some 1,000 people, Fred Southwick, an infectious-disease specialist at the university, told me.— Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
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Marsh declined to offer specifics regarding the lower body injuries nagging Stevens and Westbeld, neither of whom participated in scrimmaging during the final half-hour of training camp made available to the media.— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
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His senior season was derailed by nagging lower-body injuries.— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Dogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/dogging. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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