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a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose
why don't you get us all sodas and just take the money from the party kitty?
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Recent Examples of kitties
Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 12 June 2026
The show also figured out better than any show in recent memory how to adapt itself for a TV broadcast, with the kitties, as costumed by Tony winner Qween Jean, flitted all over the Radio City Musical Hall in New York, this year’s venue for the ceremony.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
There is production design and a few props, but not to any overwhelming purpose, other than perhaps to suggest the house where a lady who loves rescue kitties might be thinking all these alternately independent and co-dependent thoughts about love and trust.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
African wildcats didn’t evolve around water and probably would be just as wary of a bathtub as our domestic kitties.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2026
The latest kitties to captivate us?
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
Another reviewer mentioned that even kitties enjoy watching it from indoors.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025
For a moment, the kitties stayed in the bed, snuggling with one of the mothers.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The Bee recently asked readers living in the Sacramento region to nominate their prettiest kitties for our cutest cat contest.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated October 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
Owners looking to adopt one of these sweet kitties should be prepared to give them their attention, and lots of it.
—Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 12 June 2026
The show also figured out better than any show in recent memory how to adapt itself for a TV broadcast, with the kitties, as costumed by Tony winner Qween Jean, flitted all over the Radio City Musical Hall in New York, this year’s venue for the ceremony.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
There is production design and a few props, but not to any overwhelming purpose, other than perhaps to suggest the house where a lady who loves rescue kitties might be thinking all these alternately independent and co-dependent thoughts about love and trust.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
African wildcats didn’t evolve around water and probably would be just as wary of a bathtub as our domestic kitties.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2026
The latest kitties to captivate us?
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
Another reviewer mentioned that even kitties enjoy watching it from indoors.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025
For a moment, the kitties stayed in the bed, snuggling with one of the mothers.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The Bee recently asked readers living in the Sacramento region to nominate their prettiest kitties for our cutest cat contest.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated October 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitties
Noun
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Over the next several decades, a roll call of Pennsylvania’s native animals would be extirpated, including mountain lions, wolves, wolverines, badgers, pine marten, and fisher cats; whitetail deer were nearly wiped out of the state, as were black bears and turkeys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Without it, pets, and especially cats, could experience a deficiency that can lead to neurological issues, seizures and even death.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Noun
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The original Brazilian deposits were largely depleted by the mid-1990s, though copper-bearing tourmalines with similar color and mineral composition were later discovered in Nigeria, Mozambique and Ethiopia.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Gangs establish operations in those mines to search for leftover deposits for the illicit trade.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The cases are in cattle, goats and a dog in Texas and New Mexico, according to the Department of Agriculture, and the FDA on Thursday approved the use of generic Nitenpyram tablets—an oral treatment usually used to kill fleas—in dogs, puppies, cats and kittens infected with screwworm.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Since the dilute calico is named for its coat pattern and isn't a breed, both short- and long-haired cat breeds can produce these tricolored kittens, including Maine Coon, Persian, and Ragdoll.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Investigators determined John Parker Roe derived a substantial portion of his income (over 50%) from the organization and that Collins used her business, Lume Lume Lume, to conceal funds disguised as consulting or wellness services.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Iran insists on retaining a degree of control over the waterway and gaining immediate access to its frozen funds, while negotiations over the Islamic Republic’s uranium enrichment would take place after the interim deal is signed.—
Arsalan Shahla,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
Noun
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That tilts the field toward the well-resourced — the majors with their own monitoring budgets — and away from the smaller national operators who supply a good deal of the world's gas.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The serious, awards-minded films that once might have premiered as stand-alone TV movies now almost always arrive as a limited series, where the runway is longer, and the campaign budgets are bigger.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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“Kitties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitties. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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