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Recent Examples of house cat
The show’s storyline centers on Bella, a house cat who orchestrates food heists from the Hangry Petz Hangout, alongside Charlie Bulldog, a tech-savvy accomplice.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
Several house cats fell ill, and some died, from H5N1 after consuming uncooked meat or unpasteurized milk.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
But eyewitnesses to the fire said two house cats may have perished.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
However, house cats and buildings kill far more, according to MIT’s Climate Portal.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
Several house cats fell ill, and some died, from H5N1 after consuming uncooked meat or unpasteurized milk.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
But eyewitnesses to the fire said two house cats may have perished.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
However, house cats and buildings kill far more, according to MIT’s Climate Portal.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house cat
Noun
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This feeder has been super helpful to better track and understand my cats' eating habits.—
Molly Higgins,
Wired News,
9 May 2025
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If this is the slow kind of hell, I’m used to it— My hands are folded the wrong way, the cat sits on the bed Like a limpet, the sun drops out of the sky, inexorable As a chandelier earring.—
Jane Yeh,
The New York Review of Books,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Toady and her kittens have since found shelter in the woman's garage.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Ivan was a kitten when he was abandoned outside the shelter in July 2020.—
Simone Jasper,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 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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“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20cat. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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