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Recent Examples of lapdog
As a result, Trump and his lapdogs in Congress have harmed the American people by cutting health care, raising the costs of essential goods, and damaging the renewable energy industry that creates millions of jobs and protects our children’s future.
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Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
5 May 2026
Customers pay by the seat, so there’s no charge for lapdogs.
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Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
The company’s founder and CEO, Tom Stevens, says the idea to create the robotic lapdog came from his mother, who had to give up her real dog after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
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Rena Goldman,
EverydayHealth.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Trump—through his lapdog chair of the FCC—is creating the fear & intimidation that serves an instrument of authoritarian power.
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James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
5 May 2026
Customers pay by the seat, so there’s no charge for lapdogs.
—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
The company’s founder and CEO, Tom Stevens, says the idea to create the robotic lapdog came from his mother, who had to give up her real dog after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
—
Rena Goldman,
EverydayHealth.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Trump—through his lapdog chair of the FCC—is creating the fear & intimidation that serves an instrument of authoritarian power.
—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lapdog
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The first, Jim O’Neill, is a biotech entrepreneur who lacks a degree in medicine or public health and was widely seen as a yes-man for Kennedy.
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During the rollout of ChatGPT’s GPT-4o model in 2025, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agreed with X users that the chatbot had a problem with being a yes-man.
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The plane doubles as a playset and airship and features more than 15 pieces, including a puppy companion.
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The former Jon & Kate Plus 8 star also shared pictures of himself and his wife holding and doting over the new puppy.
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Or an Antiques Roadshow regular acting as a stooge for a real estate developer.
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Suspecting that the murder was linked to his work with the NSA, the first suspect is a Volknet stooge named Nikolai Romanov (Nikita Naydenov).
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In the pictures, each pup has a leash of a different color attached to its collar.
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Walk down the boardwalk and stairs to the New River Gorge Bridge Overlook at Canyon Rim Visitor Center to snap a pic with your pup and ogle over the longest steel arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.
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Zoey Deutch wears minion yellow to the Los Angeles premiere of Minions & Monsters on June 28.
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And minions have taken over Wendy’s frosty machines with a new banana flavor.
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Unlikely Meathead, a whelp who spoke from a position of occasionally whiny, frequently wet-behind-the-ears insulation from life’s realities, Reiner had gray in his beard and a lengthy track record of using his podium for good.
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Chavez-DeRemer had been under scrutiny ahead of her exit from the Department of Labor, with several news outlets reporting her conduct was under investigation by the department's internal watchdog.
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At the same time, electric costs for ComEd customers in June have jumped 12%, while prices for Ameren customers downstate rose by nearly 30%, according to the Citizens Utility Board, a utility consumer watchdog group.
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“Lapdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lapdog. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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