Definition of catnext
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as in kitten
a small domestic animal known for catching mice the family's cat did an exemplary job of keeping the house and yard free of all rodents

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for cat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • In one instance, a male had missed 50 meals.
    Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 29 May 2026
  • 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
  • People of all kinds loved that show, from football jocks to kitty nanas.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 18 May 2026
  • Designs can even include cat trees and kitty hammocks.
    Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • In the past few months you guys have been all over both social and traditional media.
    Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Free-roaming felines kill 2 billion birds a year in America.
    Bruce M. Beehler, Washington Post, 26 May 2026
  • 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
  • Ryan Gosling, 2024 The original gentleman who preferred blondes?
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • Deborah Vance, who did NOT die, ladies and gentlemen and they/thems!
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Luke Skywalker has lost it, dude.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
  • 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 3 Jun. 2026.

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