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Recent Examples of cat
Internet viewers are in tears after a cat who was thrown out of a car has found a forever home.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The number of beloved pets who die of age or illness is unknown but might be less than the eleven thousand dogs and cats euthanized in shelters weekly.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Sometimes cats aren’t even in the script.
—Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Same thing with gardening tools, same thing with Pretty Litter, the cat litter.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The number of beloved pets who die of age or illness is unknown but might be less than the eleven thousand dogs and cats euthanized in shelters weekly.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Sometimes cats aren’t even in the script.
—Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Same thing with gardening tools, same thing with Pretty Litter, the cat litter.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat
Noun
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Rally your friends, family and fellow cat lovers, and help your favorite kitty snag the top spot.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated October 20,
Sacbee.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The difference this year is that the charity is the players, with proceeds going to the revenue-sharing kitties of each athletic department.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Thankfully, the management team was able to locate the cats, except the adult male cat who was never seen.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Nearly 75% of opening weekend crowds were males, while 50% were under the age of 25 years old.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After almost getting run over by two cars in heavy rain, a tiny black kitten was saved by a kind stranger who stopped to help him and ended up taking him home.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Walken, who once gifted an Abyssinian kitten to a reporter during an Interview magazine profile, has raised cats for decades.—
Steve Garbarino,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This guy really broke her heart.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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As Morgan and Jonah navigate shifting alliances, Clara grapples with her grief, compounded by her confusion as to what in God’s name is going on with her mom and uncle, plus a budding romance with local cool guy Miller (Mason Thames).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Edouard Langlois, a formidable dark-bearded gentleman, was the artistic director of the local Edwin Booth Theatre.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Golf has been a gentleman’s sport.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Indoor cats live for 15 to 17 years on average, while outdoor felines live only for 2 to 5 years due to dangers such as extreme temperatures, wildlife, and disease.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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After being trapped and secured by animal control, the feline was sent to Northwoods Humane Society in Wyoming, Minn.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That’s just a decent dude, right there.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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We were blessed that people still accepted us as those underground dudes that still got bars.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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