as in tiger
an aggressive and fiercely determined person
a pit bull who won't let anyone stand in her way to the top of the corporate ladder
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Recent Examples of pit bull
Police are urging the owner of a pit bull that fatally attacked a mini poodle Friday evening in Santa Monica near Main and Strand streets to come forward.
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Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The puppy appeared to be a pit bull that was mostly brown.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
Nina, a pit bull mix, has been at the City Dogs Cleveland shelter in Ohio since December 19, 2024.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Two pit bulls latched onto Avery, tugging her like a rag doll.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The puppy appeared to be a pit bull that was mostly brown.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
Nina, a pit bull mix, has been at the City Dogs Cleveland shelter in Ohio since December 19, 2024.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Two pit bulls latched onto Avery, tugging her like a rag doll.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pit bull
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Other winners include outrageous accommodations like pods, bubbles, caves, and treehouses, while bucket-list adventures include sleeping with tigers or hanging from cliffs.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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It’s packed with skin-soothing tiger grass, brightening licorice root, and nourishing Kalahari melon oil—and was made specifically with melanin-rich skin in mind.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Pit bull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit%20bull. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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