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Recent Examples of house cat
At full size, pudus stand just 13 to 17 inches tall — roughly the height of a house cat.
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Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Some have compared their size to a house cat.
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Ryan Brennan
april 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Researchers also learned that these 7- to 10-pound creatures, which are not much larger than a house cat, are impressively agile and travel about seven miles a day in extremely rugged territory.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
But the feral ones steer clear of humans, while the former house cats have roughly 10,000 students to spread their affection.
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Jane Arraf,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for house cat
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Some have compared their size to a house cat.
—
Ryan Brennan
april 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
Researchers also learned that these 7- to 10-pound creatures, which are not much larger than a house cat, are impressively agile and travel about seven miles a day in extremely rugged territory.
—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
But the feral ones steer clear of humans, while the former house cats have roughly 10,000 students to spread their affection.
—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for house cat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for house cat
Noun
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In cats, the gene was frequently altered in mammary tumors.
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The cat’s out of the bag about this sunny little beach town located just 24 miles from Tampa.
Noun
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The open house will offer tours of the facility, and there will be opportunities to play with puppies and kittens, meet a wildlife ambassador and visit interactive booths about the work Anderson Humane does, the organization’s website said.
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Some 446 cats were rescued, plus two kittens born later.
Noun
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There are store cats everywhere that are hanging around, and the store kitties are very friendly.
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Directly across from the hotel is the sweet Huntington Park (Collis and Arabella Huntington’s former mansion was located there) and the grand, nearly-century-old Grace Cathedral sits kitty corner.
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“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20cat. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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