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Woman Adopts Cat, Then Notices Dog Acting Strange By Rachael O'Connor
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A woman who adopted a cat soon noticed that her dog had started changing her behavior—to become oddly catlike.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
To be sure, Hopkins delivers a lively performance, with Goode suffering from the limitations of Brown and St. Germain’s script, under which Jack is little more than a mouse being toyed with by Sigmund’s catlike arguments and intellect.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
Many of these are small birds, mammals and reptiles that are endemic to islands that lack natural catlike predators, meaning prey are naive and relatively defenseless.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2023
Overview With its catlike reflexes and impressive power figures, the 2023 BMW X3 M feels and drives more like a sports car than an SUV.
—Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 22 June 2023
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
To be sure, Hopkins delivers a lively performance, with Goode suffering from the limitations of Brown and St. Germain’s script, under which Jack is little more than a mouse being toyed with by Sigmund’s catlike arguments and intellect.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
Many of these are small birds, mammals and reptiles that are endemic to islands that lack natural catlike predators, meaning prey are naive and relatively defenseless.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2023
Overview With its catlike reflexes and impressive power figures, the 2023 BMW X3 M feels and drives more like a sports car than an SUV.
—Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 22 June 2023
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“Catlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catlike. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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catlike
adjective or adverb
cat·like
ˈkat-ˌlīk 
: resembling a cat especially in being quick and silent
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