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Recent Examples of kitten
Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
This is a significantly low rate for the adoption center, as its website shows traditional prices being up to $275 for puppies younger than four months old, and $150 for kittens.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 11 Dec. 2025
Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
We're just kitten around.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2023
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Noun
Cougar kittens, also known as cubs, tend to stay with their mothers for the first two years of life.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
This is a significantly low rate for the adoption center, as its website shows traditional prices being up to $275 for puppies younger than four months old, and $150 for kittens.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 11 Dec. 2025
Verb
Local authorities were able to coax the bobcat kitten out of the tree and bring it some comfort.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
We're just kitten around.
—Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitten
Noun
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The large pink van covered in images of sweets and the eponymous kitty character travels to more than 100 locations across the country each year.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Also, kitty litter and sand help with traction if you do get stuck.—
Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
23 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Roky, a 6-year-old terrier mix who’s the recycling and handyman pup.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Like so many dogs, Tuzi deals with itchy skin, and Shields swears by Prospect Pet’s Skin & Coat Health Booster to give her pup some relief.—
Madison Yauger,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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When Hali Vaughn saw her sister in the hospital, Deanna Vaughn's only thought was for her cat, Binx, and chihuahua, Pippa.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Teeth become diseased with decay and resorptive lesions and, when removed, these cats often lead much happier and more comfortable lives.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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There’s an adults-only section and a large, warm pool that kids love.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
12 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Authorities were particularly encouraged by the confirmation of a cub, especially since these felines typically produce only one offspring at a time.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Dec. 2025
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After putting the products through a rigorous testing process, PEOPLE's feline and canines picked their favorite products from 19 categories as the winners of the PEOPLE Pet Product Awards 2025.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Collins Aerospace will produce and deliver three full-rate production kits known as high-power transmit set modernization (HPTS-M) packages.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This is only slightly challenged by a flame kindled between Mindy and Alfie (Lucien Laviscount) earlier on in the show.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2026
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These seemingly innocuous actions can kindle dry grass, potentially triggering a wildfire.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Long Lance’s maternal grandfather was a North Carolina state senator who visited Carson’s plantation often and fathered Sallie and another child with Adeline.—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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Aspen is her mother Alika’s first calf, and is the third calf fathered by a giraffe named Aiden, the zoo said.—
Kendrick Calfee
January 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Kitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitten. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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