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Recent Examples of house cats
But beside possible starvation, many other dangers threaten house cats when out in the wild.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
The Burmese python is a nonvenomous predator and has exhibited an appetite for birds, small mammals, reptiles, and even house cats and dogs.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
The Burmese python is a nonvenomous predator and has exhibited an appetite for birds, small mammals, reptiles, and even house cats and dogs.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for house cats
Noun
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These cats can have trouble eating, drool, drop their dry food, and might occasionally even have bleeding from the mouth.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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Two red rocking chairs sit on their porch, perches for two black cats.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Two Purr One — Adopt two kittens (within two weeks) and pay the adoption fee for only one of them.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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As always, the kittens will be hissing from a luxury suite a safe distance away from the action.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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“House cats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20cats. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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