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as in yowl
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Recent Examples of meow
Finally, one of the traps triggered and Francine’s meows could be heard.
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John Raby, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Banner headlines pound away at us that vibe coding is invincible and the cat’s meow.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Peanut reportedly enjoyed his time at the bar, interacting with guests and earning the nickname Screech for his distinctive meow.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Sometimes when his mouth opens in a meow, little to no sound comes out.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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John Raby, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Banner headlines pound away at us that vibe coding is invincible and the cat’s meow.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Peanut reportedly enjoyed his time at the bar, interacting with guests and earning the nickname Screech for his distinctive meow.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Sometimes when his mouth opens in a meow, little to no sound comes out.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meow
Noun
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At the time, the two girls were seen as rivals, with Debbie’s theatrical voice vs. Tiffany’s countrified yowl.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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Squeeze the throttle pedal firmly to the carpet and the engine room answers with more forward thrust, the 9-speed kicking down several gears nearly instantly, and the car rushing onward with accompaniment of a classic but subtle straight six yowl.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The picture, showing Prince Andrew with his arm around Virginia Giuffre (then Roberts) at what was said to be Ghislaine Maxwell’s mews house in London, has dogged Andrew ever since it was first published.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
13 Oct. 2025
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Social media has greatly intensified this process; peep a scene like phonk, which devolved from ‘90s Memphis rap homage to a sewage stream of electronic beats to lift weights and mew to.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Throw away the old potting medium and repot the plant in a fresh orchid potting medium that contains bark, sphagnum moss, charcoal, and perlite.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2026
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Organic mulches like compost, straw, and shredded bark break down slowly for better soil structure over time.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Chartreux is usually a silent cat, giving little chirps or small miaows when wanting attention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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This includes meows, purrs and chirps—averaging about 4.3 meows in the first 100 seconds of greeting, compared to 1.8 for women.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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With Christian Braun out these next few weeks, the Nuggets (10-3) could use every squeak.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
18 Nov. 2025
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With the squeak of steel on steel, Mr. Botticello’s train pulls into the station, right on time.—
Cameron Pugh,
Christian Science Monitor,
15 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This not-quite-title song, which is nearly eight minutes long, is a sort of mini-suite, opening with a dog barking, giving way to an acoustic-guitar melody accompanying polyphonic vocals, then becoming electric and crashingly alive, until the relentless screech of a guitar drags you to the end.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2025
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As the band blares, Georgia fans bark for the Dawgs and Alabama faithful screech Roll Tide.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The parrot responded by barking, a real yip like a small dog.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, after 40 minutes, the pilot turned back to Birmingham after issuing the 7700 squawk emergency code over the French coast, Daily Express reported.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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There are times when squawk is not used to communicate aircraft information, like during military operations.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Meow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meow. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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