as in graceful
moving easily
the thief was eerily feline as he moved stealthily through the darkened rooms
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Recent Examples of feline
Michael Benanav, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Research has found that some of today's U.S. house cats could be the descendants of the feline nobility of ancient Egypt.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Beyond premium ingredients, Made by Nacho also invests in pet health research to ensure each formula meets feline dietary needs.
—Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Pace said many of the cats are suffering from upper respiratory infections, eye infections and feline leukemia virus or feline immunodeficiency virus.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
And tigers are not the state’s only, or even most prevalent, feline threat.
—Michael Benanav, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Research has found that some of today's U.S. house cats could be the descendants of the feline nobility of ancient Egypt.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Beyond premium ingredients, Made by Nacho also invests in pet health research to ensure each formula meets feline dietary needs.
—Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Pace said many of the cats are suffering from upper respiratory infections, eye infections and feline leukemia virus or feline immunodeficiency virus.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feline
Noun
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Having an outdoor dog or cat creates a definite warning for rabbits to stay away.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
21 May 2025
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Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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This is graceful, quietly intelligent filmmaking—including a touch of unsentimental magic realism involving a wise and beautiful Norwegian Forest Cat.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Marked by a graceful melancholia and filled with daunting technical feats, especially the director’s signature, logistics-defying long takes, his films are beautifully realized meditations on nostalgia and loss in which the cinema tends to be a character itself.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The team anticipates caring for the kitten for at least 10 months, officials said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2025
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Male kittens, also like most other male mammals, have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Faux kitties perform all manner of tricks from juggling to acrobatics.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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At the end of the clip, the small kitty can be seen drying off inside a cardboard box filled with warm towels.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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“Feline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feline. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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