The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Pink poodles with long black eyelashes danced in a can-can line, a quartet of googly-eyed cacti bobbed along to the music and a trio of small white dogs galloped on the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
He said having a negative perception of XL bullies was "mad to me" and insisted poodles were "more aggressive".
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Chihuahuas, rat terriers and miniature poodles are muscling in on strength contests long dominated by big dogs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
A standard French poodle born near Paris, he belonged to an elegant, luxurious breed, though in previous centuries, poodles were used to retrieve game from water.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024
He was far out of place with the boxers, poodles, bird dogs, and other breeds of town dogs.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
