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Recent Examples of cat
This pet food storage container will hold up to 10 cups of dog or cat food.
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Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Both fans were loud enough at their medium speeds to startle my cats.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026
Amin lives with her dog, Jojo, and cat, Katyosha, who haven’t ventured back into the basement since the flooding began.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Lucy Blue is named after my two cats.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Both fans were loud enough at their medium speeds to startle my cats.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026
Amin lives with her dog, Jojo, and cat, Katyosha, who haven’t ventured back into the basement since the flooding began.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Lucy Blue is named after my two cats.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat
Noun
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Lisa Newton with Lucky Dawg Animal Rescue told WPVI that the nonprofit helped rescue kittens — who will soon be put up for adoption — after employees at a Lowe's in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, found the newborn felines on a high shelf at the store's garden center.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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With adoptions happening quickly, only one kitten remained as of the latest update.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An unidentified male of unknown age who was also struck in the body was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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The potentially dangerous trend has been popular with young males, plastic surgeons told Fox News Digital.—
Amy McGorry,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some helpful home tips include using lemons to neutralize odor from kitty litter boxes and cutting boards, freshen fridges, remove stains from clothing and coffee mugs, and polish stainless pots and pans to a dazzling sparkle.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Right now, board members say there's no one in charge, its employees haven't received their last paychecks and the organization has only $1,000 in the kitty.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Any new head of operations should be able to pick his own coach instead of being forced to live with the owner’s guy.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Lucy married a dream guy with a big ring and an even bigger new home.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Staff at the Lowe’s on Cornerstone Boulevard in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, stumbled onto the tiny felines while trying to bring down a pallet in the Garden Center.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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Lisa Newton with Lucky Dawg Animal Rescue told WPVI that the nonprofit helped rescue kittens — who will soon be put up for adoption — after employees at a Lowe's in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, found the newborn felines on a high shelf at the store's garden center.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Joshua Jackson has long been one of the cooler gentlemen on television.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Apr. 2026
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Head coach Jamahl Mosley has made some notable stylistic changes since Orlando’s five-game loss to Boston last spring, but his team still plays with the same physicality that battered the Celtics during that gentlemen’s sweep.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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Despite making choices that would bring traditional dudes to blows, these two forged a real connection, a real trust, a real relationship.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 Apr. 2026
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The first half of this sequel is a dull underwater sci-fi action flick all about folks turning on each other for natural resources and Jason Statham's diver dude saving his trouble-magnetic daughter.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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