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Recent Examples of house cat
However, house cats and buildings kill far more, according to MIT’s Climate Portal.
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Zack Budryk, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
On the night of March 27, the woman told police, Anderson became upset at a house cat for getting hair on a blanket, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2025
Bobcats are known to be skilled predators and have longer claws and teeth than domestic house cats.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
One had capsules containing images of lions, tigers, and house cats.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
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Zack Budryk, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
On the night of March 27, the woman told police, Anderson became upset at a house cat for getting hair on a blanket, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2025
Bobcats are known to be skilled predators and have longer claws and teeth than domestic house cats.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
One had capsules containing images of lions, tigers, and house cats.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house cat
Noun
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Don’t be surprised if your cat claims it as his own.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
26 Apr. 2025
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Gripe of the Week Bright red Hostas, deep blue strawberries, roses that glow magenta at night, orchids with cat and panda bear faces, ears of corn with tiny human ears.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Subsequent scans revealed that the kitten had fluid on her lungs and showed signs of a hiatal hernia, which is when part of the stomach bulges through the diaphragm.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Thankfully, the kittens were discovered and rescued right in time before something worse fell on them.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yet 12 league games into the season, having been handed an £80million transfer kitty, Cooper was gone.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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This '70s campy classic tells the story of an extraterrestrial kitty on the run from Earth's government. 19.—
Devan Coggan,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20cat. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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