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Recent Examples of cats
But for 2025, Fox dipped into her own filmography for inspiration with a blood red cats-eye manicure inspired by her beloved film Jennifer's Body.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
More than half of their cats are sanctuary residents.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Calling all cool cats and kittens!
—Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
More than 50 cats were submitted for The Star’s cutest cat contest, from tortoiseshells to Birman cats and everything in between — and your submissions have definitely stolen the hearts of the cat lovers in our newsroom.
—Eden Dinneen, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
Fort Worth’s cats have officially taken the spotlight.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
Elvis was adopted by Sharon and Ozzy and became a cherished member of their large family of animals, which over the years has included dogs, cats, and even rescue pigs.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2025
Authorities are now trying to untangle what happened at the Pacific Street business, where a number of dogs and cats remain in freezers, some reportedly in poor condition and without identifying tags.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Horror isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but a spooky atmosphere has a way of bewitching even the jumpiest of scaredy cats.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
More than half of their cats are sanctuary residents.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Calling all cool cats and kittens!
—Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
More than 50 cats were submitted for The Star’s cutest cat contest, from tortoiseshells to Birman cats and everything in between — and your submissions have definitely stolen the hearts of the cat lovers in our newsroom.
—Eden Dinneen, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
Fort Worth’s cats have officially taken the spotlight.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
Elvis was adopted by Sharon and Ozzy and became a cherished member of their large family of animals, which over the years has included dogs, cats, and even rescue pigs.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2025
Authorities are now trying to untangle what happened at the Pacific Street business, where a number of dogs and cats remain in freezers, some reportedly in poor condition and without identifying tags.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Horror isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but a spooky atmosphere has a way of bewitching even the jumpiest of scaredy cats.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cats
Noun
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In a viral Reddit post, a stray cat brings her kittens to the family who has been feeding her for a month, and internet users can’t cope with the heartwarming pictures.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Two kittens in Texas are on the lookout for a comfortable home together after being separated at a Texas shelter — well, sort of separated.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After the crash, multiple eyewitnesses said that family members of the four minor males in the other car, all of whom were 15, arrived on the scene and attempted to get the boys to leave, according to the warrant.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Four black mice — two females and two males — are set to fly to Tiangong along with the astronauts and will be used in experiments focusing on reproduction in low Earth orbit.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Bee recently asked readers living in the Sacramento region to nominate their prettiest kitties for our cutest cat contest.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated October 20,
Sacbee.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The difference this year is that the charity is the players, with proceeds going to the revenue-sharing kitties of each athletic department.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If Elsbeth doesn’t believe that the blameless Chop and his team of props guys did it, what about all of the men who like to visit Beryl at all hours of the evening?—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Some guys got to be the tough guy.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This setup will be temporary until both felines are ready to interact comfortably.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists uncovered only four animal motifs—rams, felines, birds, and snakes—suggesting the artistic tradition started on a more modest note.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As a rule, royal governors were gentlemen, if not always gentlemen with experience.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Mid-Century Modern follows three gay gentlemen of a certain age (Lane, Bomer, Graham) who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs, where the wealthiest one lives with his mother (Lavin).—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The bounty hunter kills some random dudes who are dumb enough to cross him and steals a Falka doll from some little girls who have adopted the Rats as folk heroes.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sections of shirtless dudes have taken the sport by storm this month.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cats. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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