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Recent Examples of cat
In some ways, taking a road trip with a cat isn’t too different from hitting the wide open roadwith a dog, however, some cats aren’t as familiar with the world outside their windows as dogs are.
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The cat purr has the strongest primary research of any everyday healing sound.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, filed in March 2025, Tim Hanson alleges that Wild Coast LLC, doing business as Wild Coast Pet Foods, failed to disclose that the raw chicken in its cat food posed a significant risk of exposure to H5 bird flu.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
These are the ocular dominance columns, described in the Nobel Prize-winning research of David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel in the 1960s, whose recordings from cats’ (Felis catus) and macaques’ (genus Macaca) revealed that the visual cortex is not a neutral integrator of the two eyes’ signals.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The cat purr has the strongest primary research of any everyday healing sound.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, filed in March 2025, Tim Hanson alleges that Wild Coast LLC, doing business as Wild Coast Pet Foods, failed to disclose that the raw chicken in its cat food posed a significant risk of exposure to H5 bird flu.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
These are the ocular dominance columns, described in the Nobel Prize-winning research of David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel in the 1960s, whose recordings from cats’ (Felis catus) and macaques’ (genus Macaca) revealed that the visual cortex is not a neutral integrator of the two eyes’ signals.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat
Noun
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It's believed that the kitten had climbed into the car while the driver was in Breezewood, then made the entire trip home inside.—
Barry Pintar,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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All sleek lines of Range Rover perfection, shining like it's been buffed by the soft bellies of kittens.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 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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People of all kinds loved that show, from football jocks to kitty nanas.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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Designs can even include cat trees and kitty hammocks.—
Colleen Sullivan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Everyone thinks Jared Bednar is a great guy.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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The club adding Caleb Durbin as the final infield piece made some sense at the time — and to be fair, his defense has been elite — but even a best-case scenario would’ve had him as maybe a 10 or 15 home run guy who legged out a lot of doubles, not the kind of thumper the Red Sox needed.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
26 May 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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Soon, Colbert was joined by Jon Stewart to confront his denial about Late Show being over, which was followed by a heartfelt bit from the gentlemen of Strike Force Five including Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2026
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On his Christmastime visit home, in Milwaukee, his mother, who thought military school might turn him into a dashing accomplished gentleman, saw the bruises and never sent him back to the school.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Luke Skywalker has lost it, dude.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Hopefully, the dudes buy into him.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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“Cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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