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Recent Examples of cats
Certain strains of the bacteria have figured out how to live happily in the kidneys of apparently healthy animals, including wildlife (such as rodents, raccoons, marine mammals and skunks, but also reptiles and amphibians) and domestic animals (such as cattle, pigs, horses, even dogs and cats).
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
As a pet parent, my complaint is that ZS300 doesn't support face detection for dogs and cats, though even without it, the camera reliably captured pictures of my cats with proper focus.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Ocelots, jaguarundis and margays have also been sighted, meaning the area features all five species of wild cats known to exist in Honduras.
—Tom Page, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
In retirement, he’s gone back to that childhood, mucking the stalls and helping care for a menagerie that includes two horses, 10 mini goats, two mini pigs, a pair of horses and a bunch of chickens and dogs and cats.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Carey used tuna to lure the cats.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
While most people have dogs, cats, fish, reptiles, and birds as pets, some may be seeking more uncommon companions.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Yet only 13% of dogs and 7% of cats are registered, the March 18 report from the city’s internal audit department found.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
In her very few interviews or explanations for the new album, Mitski has talked about how cats are often popularly identified as girls, and associated with unapologetic independence — two traits that can become demonized when they’re paired up.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
As a pet parent, my complaint is that ZS300 doesn't support face detection for dogs and cats, though even without it, the camera reliably captured pictures of my cats with proper focus.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Ocelots, jaguarundis and margays have also been sighted, meaning the area features all five species of wild cats known to exist in Honduras.
—Tom Page, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
In retirement, he’s gone back to that childhood, mucking the stalls and helping care for a menagerie that includes two horses, 10 mini goats, two mini pigs, a pair of horses and a bunch of chickens and dogs and cats.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Carey used tuna to lure the cats.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
While most people have dogs, cats, fish, reptiles, and birds as pets, some may be seeking more uncommon companions.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Yet only 13% of dogs and 7% of cats are registered, the March 18 report from the city’s internal audit department found.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
In her very few interviews or explanations for the new album, Mitski has talked about how cats are often popularly identified as girls, and associated with unapologetic independence — two traits that can become demonized when they’re paired up.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cats
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Lisa Newton with Lucky Dawg Animal Rescue told WPVI that the nonprofit helped rescue kittens — who will soon be put up for adoption — after employees at a Lowe's in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, found the newborn felines on a high shelf at the store's garden center.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Surveillance video captured just after 10 AM Sunday near Donn Eisele Park shows a woman carrying a box and dumping at least five kittens onto the ground.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Police said the suspects are a group one to of four males wearing dark-colored clothing and ski masks.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Only a small percentage of dominant males account for most successful matings, further limiting genetic diversity.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There is production design and a few props, but not to any overwhelming purpose, other than perhaps to suggest the house where a lady who loves rescue kitties might be thinking all these alternately independent and co-dependent thoughts about love and trust.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
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African wildcats didn’t evolve around water and probably would be just as wary of a bathtub as our domestic kitties.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Just guys going out and guys having big games.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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But the guys tried to rally around that, keep pursuing and get the win.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Lisa Newton with Lucky Dawg Animal Rescue told WPVI that the nonprofit helped rescue kittens — who will soon be put up for adoption — after employees at a Lowe's in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, found the newborn felines on a high shelf at the store's garden center.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Thankfully, there's something to that old adage about felines having nine lives because The Jellicle Ball rouses Cats from its grave.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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Joshua Jackson has long been one of the cooler gentlemen on television.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Apr. 2026
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His father was the fourth generation in a long line of gentlemen ranchers—weekend cowboys who’d made their fortune in Austin as attorneys for large oil companies, but whose identity was still tied to the thousands of acres that the family owned near Marfa.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Despite making choices that would bring traditional dudes to blows, these two forged a real connection, a real trust, a real relationship.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 Apr. 2026
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Probably more dudes than Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State, but a year from now, the Irish will be rebuilding on defense, while those other programs are more likely to be reloading.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cats. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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