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Recent Examples of house cat
Bird flu can cause illness and death in house cats, as well as birds and other larger cats.
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2025
The bird flu that's been killing flocks of wild birds and causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows across the United States has another unlikely victim: house cats.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 15 July 2025
Many purported sightings of mountain lions in Oklahoma turn out to be other animals, including bobcats, house cats, dogs, coyotes, foxes, deer and rabbits.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
Leopard cats — Prionailurus bengalensis — are found throughout southern and eastern Asia, researchers said, and are about the size of a house cat, but with longer legs.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2025
The bird flu that's been killing flocks of wild birds and causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows across the United States has another unlikely victim: house cats.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 15 July 2025
Many purported sightings of mountain lions in Oklahoma turn out to be other animals, including bobcats, house cats, dogs, coyotes, foxes, deer and rabbits.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
Leopard cats — Prionailurus bengalensis — are found throughout southern and eastern Asia, researchers said, and are about the size of a house cat, but with longer legs.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house cat
Noun
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Sarah Lungwitz has fretted over feeding not just her two teenage daughters with SNAP payments disrupted, but her family’s cat and two dogs.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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No-kill is about giving every pet in a shelter a fair chance and proving that with the right policies and practices in place, managing animal shelters doesn’t require killing dogs and cats simply to free up space.—
Scott Giacoppo,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Some even suggested to Polnitz that the school should get therapy kittens for staff and students.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Raise the kitten and puppy together.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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What is life like for cutest kitty in Boise area?—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Nov. 2025
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Animals have inspired many of the mom’s Halloween costumes over the years, like when the Good American founder and True wore matching gray kitty unitards to match their actual pet cat in 2022.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20cat. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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