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Recent Examples of cats
The Cumrige Self-Cleaning Litter Box automatically cleans up after cats and has a waste bin that only needs to be emptied every two weeks.
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Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Adoption rates for both cats and dogs hold steady at 56 percent of total intakes, though adult and senior cats saw a 7 percent drop in adoptions compared to 2024.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Tim Hortons Halloween 2025 Timbits Bucket The Tim Hortons Timbits Bucket for 2025 features black and white cats and comes filled with 31 Timbits doughnut holes.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Manicurist Brittney Boyce, Fox's go-to nail artist, mimicked that deep red color on the star's nails—with a modern, reflective cats-eye texture.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
Some of the cats had access to the outdoors and made it outside.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Just love, patience, and someone who sees the beauty in older cats with soft hearts and gentle spirits.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Adoption rates for both cats and dogs hold steady at 56 percent of total intakes, though adult and senior cats saw a 7 percent drop in adoptions compared to 2024.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Tim Hortons Halloween 2025 Timbits Bucket The Tim Hortons Timbits Bucket for 2025 features black and white cats and comes filled with 31 Timbits doughnut holes.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Manicurist Brittney Boyce, Fox's go-to nail artist, mimicked that deep red color on the star's nails—with a modern, reflective cats-eye texture.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
Some of the cats had access to the outdoors and made it outside.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Just love, patience, and someone who sees the beauty in older cats with soft hearts and gentle spirits.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cats
Noun
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Some even suggested to Polnitz that the school should get therapy kittens for staff and students.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Among those surrendered were 47 cats and kittens from a single home dropped off at the Wisconsin Humane Society's Milwaukee campus.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Zootopia 2 is strong across the board, with males under 25 leading in first choice and females under 25 leading in unaided, but males under 25 and women over 25 are strong as well.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, one other area where both Gaines and Navratilova align is on the issue of biological males in women's sports.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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For a moment, the kitties stayed in the bed, snuggling with one of the mothers.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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Two guys sat on New York public transit, talking into little mics attached to their Metro cards.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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You guys have pretty well done that on your own with a 50 percent divorce rate.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 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 guys who did this are good dudes.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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But for a glorious period, all that mattered were the dudes being dudes.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cats. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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