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Recent Examples of house cat
And, like most native birds and mammals, marmots are on the menu of house cats, too.
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Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
The real star of the show is, of course, Battle Cat, the giant green armored tiger whose alias is Cringer, Prince Adam’s wimp of a house cat.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
But beside possible starvation, many other dangers threaten house cats when out in the wild.
—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
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Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
The real star of the show is, of course, Battle Cat, the giant green armored tiger whose alias is Cringer, Prince Adam’s wimp of a house cat.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
But beside possible starvation, many other dangers threaten house cats when out in the wild.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house cat
Noun
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Younger cats that develop urinary tract infections more commonly develop struvite stones whereas calcium oxalate stones are more common in older cats.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Suddenly the Shaggs were an ’80s dorm-room favorite, and suddenly — a personal aside here — fans like me were actually naming their cats Foot Foot.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For a kitten who arrived at the shelter looking like a tiny balloon animal, the transformation into a happy, playful foster baby hitting a healthy two pounds is a remarkable turnaround.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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When a stray kitten arrived at the Palm Springs Animal Shelter in early March, her tiny body was puffed up like a balloon.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Then, in mid-February, Chalamet aired his own disdain for opera and ballet, the precious kitty-cats of the performing arts.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Virgie is pursued, in some of the play’s funniest moments, by a slithering cultist in shiny green gloves who purrs like a deadly kitty and moves like an Animaniac.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20cat. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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