as in beauty
something very good of its kind
this flapper-style dress was the cat's meow back in the roaring 1920s
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Recent Examples of cat's meow
Sandhu responded with a cat's meow that became an instant internet meme, while Harvey received criticism on Twitter for the question.
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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2021
Then light a candle and get ready for smiles all around at this cat's meow.
—Joan Lang, Woman's Day, 5 Sep. 2019
Madeline Winer The Duchess This spot is the cat's meow of fine Dutch dining.
—Jaimie Potters, Marie Claire, 29 May 2019
Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2021
Then light a candle and get ready for smiles all around at this cat's meow.
—Joan Lang, Woman's Day, 5 Sep. 2019
Madeline Winer The Duchess This spot is the cat's meow of fine Dutch dining.
—Jaimie Potters, Marie Claire, 29 May 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat's meow
Noun
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That's the best way to cultivate empathy and compassion, and understand that every culture has its own beauty.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Greenfield’s funny, poignant and piercingly honest portrait of L.A. teens navigating high school’s social terrain in the post-pandemic era — shot before the brutal January 2025 wildfires scorched the landscape — captures the awkwardness and beauty of adolescence with rare precision.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The dream can live on, but building the Loop is no simple task.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Aug. 2025
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Robert Kinnison has been to every single dream cruise until this year because of his health.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Yeah, who would’ve thought that putting hot stuff up your rectum could be risky.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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But for their own era, the ‘98 Padres were hot stuff.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Just a few minutes daily can also do wonders in helping your attention naturally grow stronger over time.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Two Southern classics, deviled eggs and potato salad, join forces to create these two-bite wonders.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And the Sixers just spent the No. 3 overall pick in this year’s NBA draft on VJ Edgecombe, an athletic marvel who showed promising flashes in summer league before suffering a thumb injury.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Completed in the 1970s, the World Trade Center's two 110-story skyscrapers were considered architectural marvels, and quickly became central to New York's global identity.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Red giants and massive stars aren't generally associated with phenomena that could trigger such an outburst.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Lopez teased us with the supernatural, but in the end the events could neither be fully explained by supernatural phenomena or mundane events.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Cat's meow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat%27s%20meow. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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