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Recent Examples of cat
The author of this newsletter has joined the legions of fans obsessed with the postapocalyptic story of a pantsless man and his talking cat, who have been forced to play in a dungeon crawler style video game, but for real!
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Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Blue, channel, and white cats are the only United States catfish species that have distinctly forked tails.
—Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Swarms of flies and stray cats gathered around the trash whose stench wafted on the breeze from the nearby sea.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
Over 60 dogs and cats were rescued after they were found living in deplorable conditions in Belle Vernon, police say.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 4 June 2026
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Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Blue, channel, and white cats are the only United States catfish species that have distinctly forked tails.
—Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Swarms of flies and stray cats gathered around the trash whose stench wafted on the breeze from the nearby sea.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
Over 60 dogs and cats were rescued after they were found living in deplorable conditions in Belle Vernon, police say.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat
Noun
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Two days later, a male kitten around six months old was fatally struck on Las Virgenes Road between Mulholland and Lost Hills Road in Calabasas.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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This month, Rylan was surprised by Make-A-Wish with his new ragdoll kitten Momo, which means peach in Japanese.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
Noun
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In one instance, a male had missed 50 meals.—
Julia Ainsley,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Two mountain lion kittens — a male and a female — were fatally struck on Southland roadways within two days of each other, it was announced Thursday.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The show also figured out better than any show in recent memory how to adapt itself for a TV broadcast, with the kitties, as costumed by Tony winner Qween Jean, flitted all over the Radio City Musical Hall in New York, this year’s venue for the ceremony.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Newcastle do not operate with a set budget earmarked for transfer fees alone, and their kitty will be affected by outgoing business.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Take Danielle, for instance, who dated Robert and a number of guys who barely appeared during her time on the show.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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In the past few months you guys have been all over both social and traditional media.—
Carita Rizzo,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Free-roaming felines kill 2 billion birds a year in America.—
Bruce M. Beehler,
Washington Post,
26 May 2026
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Midtown Sacramento resident Alex Simphoukham is showing how his pet cat Smino is challenging world record long jump numbers for felines.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Ryan Gosling, 2024 The original gentleman who preferred blondes?—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Deborah Vance, who did NOT die, ladies and gentlemen and they/thems!—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Noun
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This weird dude who was just for some reason in the background of all those studio sessions.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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This weird dude who was just for some reason in the background of all those studio sessions.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2026
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“Cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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