as in panther
a large tawny cat of the wild
the problems created by mountain lions coming into contact with humans in suburban developments
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Recent Examples of mountain lion
For all 2024 livestock kills—by wolves, grizzlies, and mountain lions—the Montana Department of Livestock paid out $196,254 to reimburse ranchers.
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Katie Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Mar. 2025
In addition, disturbance-prone wildlife such as elk, black bears, mountain lions, bobcats, and many other species tend to avoid areas with human presence.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
In between, the looming presence of bears, mountain lions, rattlesnakes, poison oak, as well as a runner’s ability (or inability) to follow the course add wrinkle after wrinkle to this battle of will and attrition.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
One of the cameras captured a mountain lion in the Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve in Escondido on two separate occasions.
—Contributing, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
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Katie Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Mar. 2025
In addition, disturbance-prone wildlife such as elk, black bears, mountain lions, bobcats, and many other species tend to avoid areas with human presence.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
In between, the looming presence of bears, mountain lions, rattlesnakes, poison oak, as well as a runner’s ability (or inability) to follow the course add wrinkle after wrinkle to this battle of will and attrition.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
One of the cameras captured a mountain lion in the Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve in Escondido on two separate occasions.
—Contributing, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain lion
Noun
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Ancestors and descendants dance at the perimeter of Harjo’s poems, and her definition of relative is wide enough to hold every living thing—panthers, raccoons, tobacco plants.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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The country proves to be an African Shangri-La, where science and spirituality comfortably coexist, with T’Challa the heir to powers of superhuman strength and agility conferred by his ancestral connection to Bast, the powerful panther god.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
Noun
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In 2018, a cougar was spotted peering through the front window of a Brookfield home.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
27 July 2025
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Here's how far visitors should stay back from animals at Yellowstone, per NPS: Bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose and coyotes: Stay more than 25 yards, or 75 feet, away Bears, wolves and cougars: Stay at least 100 yards, or 300 feet, away How many bison are at Yellowstone?—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
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“Mountain lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20lion. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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