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Recent Examples of cat
The Humane Society said the cat shelter is closed until further notice due to the flooding.
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Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Sometimes a scratch post’s orientation can determine whether or not a cat uses it.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 July 2025
Duncan watched an orange cat step between the shell casings as detectives and evidence technicians examined nearby cars and buildings.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
Williamson County has taken in a significant number of animals, including 74 dogs and cats from Georgetown, and an additional 58 from Lampasas Animal Shelter, which also faced evacuation.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
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Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Sometimes a scratch post’s orientation can determine whether or not a cat uses it.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 July 2025
Duncan watched an orange cat step between the shell casings as detectives and evidence technicians examined nearby cars and buildings.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
Williamson County has taken in a significant number of animals, including 74 dogs and cats from Georgetown, and an additional 58 from Lampasas Animal Shelter, which also faced evacuation.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat
Noun
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Who gets what, from the NIL kitty and the new $20 million revenue-share pot resulting from House v. NCAA, is a complicated exercise, period.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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See you soon! — Deb Heise, Sun Cities 4 Paws Catty Perry: Out of this world cute Gorgeous Catty Perry is a 2-year-old, medium coat, tuxedo kitty.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Smoke Were in the military Were exposed to heavy metals or pesticides Have a family member with ALS Are male A neurologist (a doctor who specializes in diseases of the brain and nervous system) can diagnose ALS.—
Janelle McSwiggin,
Health,
20 July 2025
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Once there, officers found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound.—
Ellie Buckheit,
Baltimore Sun,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Rocky was among 382 adult dogs in ACC’s care, along with 13 puppies, 383 cats, 163 kittens, 47 rabbits, 12 guinea pigs and several birds.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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So a plan was hatched to find Dave's kitten and, along with their mom, move them all inside.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
Noun
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This -- Donald Trump should never have been hanging out with this guy and any other politician, any other human being.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 July 2025
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Our guys just competed and just really proud of the effort.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
Noun
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For instance, a group of gentlemen wore matching pastel suits.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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The gentleman who is the executive director of all of these cruises, his name is Michael Lazaroff.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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By comparison, Sad Affleck was just a dude encased in a metal suit.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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Oswald, Sirhan Sirhan, Chapman, Ray, the dude who almost killed Reagan to make Jodie Foster fall in love with him (didn't work).—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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“Cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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