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as in kitty
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 The flood waters tore through McDowell County in West Virginia so fast in February that Rev. Brad Davis barely had time to grab his two cats before his house was swamped. Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 24 June 2025 Diesel the cat relaxing in his favorite sunshine spot. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025 The canine's head is sewed on top of the dude's body, and Dog Man is born, a hybrid supercop with kung fu moves and mad fetch skills who battles a supervillain cat (Pete Davidson). Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 June 2025 Set in Venice, the film follows a black cat named Nero who befriends a street musician and struggles to disentangle himself from the feline mob. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat
Noun
  • Perfect weather, kitties, reading, music and a little cocktail.
    Michael Nied, People.com, 18 June 2025
  • Her striped kitty, Princess Xena, kept running around the vet office room while the black kitten named Mouse watched from the exam table.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • The suspect is described as a male in his 30s, last seen wearing a dark-colored jacket and black pants.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • By gender, similar disparities to 2023 remained, with males having a rate more than four times that of females.
    Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The kittens that were dropped off by the woman were rescued and are currently getting care, but the Humane Society addressed her as well.
    TJ Macias, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025
  • The two counties where the kittens were documented are nearly 400 miles apart.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Jayson Tatum landed in a Boston situation that didn’t rely on him to be the guy until Year 3.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 26 June 2025
  • While the fan messages did make the guys laugh, a lot of it was thanks to their ribbing of each other and themselves.
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Ironically, the gentleman is an elementary school principal.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
  • The elegant procession of gentlemen dressed in designer Simon Holloway’s modern English menswear wardrobe was transporting.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Work on getting rugs and maybe take your shoes off once in a while, but don’t let this dude bully you!
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • Steven is a remarkably busy dude, though – not to say that these folks aren’t.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 June 2025

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“Cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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