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Recent Examples of house cats
An article from PetMD reported that most house cats have about three to six kittens per litter, with the average being four.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 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
Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 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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The Cumrige Self-Cleaning Litter Box automatically cleans up after cats and has a waste bin that only needs to be emptied every two weeks.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Adoption rates for both cats and dogs hold steady at 56 percent of total intakes, though adult and senior cats saw a 7 percent drop in adoptions compared to 2024.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 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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Among those surrendered were 47 cats and kittens from a single home dropped off at the Wisconsin Humane Society's Milwaukee campus.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“House cats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20cats. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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