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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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News gatherers showed up every day at the same time, rather like stray cats conditioned by saucers of milk set out at regular times, and the captain was always there to share some new report.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Asher House takes care of a variety of animals in need, including 150-200 dogs at any time as well as cats, horses, parrots, goats and pigs.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Save a Stray Rescue currently has six kittens from the home, and North Fork Country Kids Animal Rescue took 11 cats, which volunteers are fostering.—
Jenna DeAngelis,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Shortly after the birth, a wild animal attacked the feline family, according to Paws of War, causing the mother cat to flee with four kittens, leaving Peamer and a sibling behind.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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“House cats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20cats. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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