golden retriever
noun
: any of a breed of medium-sized retrievers having a flat moderately long golden coat
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The pup turned out to be 51.6 percent golden retriever; 22.8 percent Siberian husky; 16.1 percent American bully; and 9.5 percent American pit-bull terrier.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
An excited 11-year-old golden retriever named Macy got to meet a whale off Hawaii, a video shows.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Consuelos went first, pointing to a statue of a golden retriever dog named Sammy.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The golden retriever puppy pictured above can make some people feel gigil — a Tagalog word for the intense feeling of witnessing something adorable.
—Matthew Cullen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
An excited 11-year-old golden retriever named Macy got to meet a whale off Hawaii, a video shows.
—Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Consuelos went first, pointing to a statue of a golden retriever dog named Sammy.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The golden retriever puppy pictured above can make some people feel gigil — a Tagalog word for the intense feeling of witnessing something adorable.
—Matthew Cullen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Golden retriever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20retriever. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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