CATTED (AROUND) Synonyms: 16 Similar Words

catted (around)

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past tense of cat (around)

as in played (around)

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Not too long ago, artificial intelligence was more or less a science project in which data scientists and developers fooled around with one-off small or test projects.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

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