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 lions
The cougar, which had a tracking collar, was dubbed F390 by the California Carnivores Program, a University of California, Davis, program tracking mountain lions in the state.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Guns are essential in the rural West, if only for safety against bears and mountain lions while camping, Martin said.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The virus causes illness and sometimes death in some animals, including both domestic and wild cats, such as mountain lions and bobcats, according to the FDA.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
In the wild, horses share territory with mountain lions.
—Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
People can contract plague after being bitten by infected fleas or touching infected animals like rats, mice, squirrels, chipmunks, prairie dogs, rabbits, mountain lions, ferrets, and even dogs and cats.
—Alice Park, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Guns are essential in the rural West, if only for safety against bears and mountain lions while camping, Martin said.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The virus causes illness and sometimes death in some animals, including both domestic and wild cats, such as mountain lions and bobcats, according to the FDA.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
In the wild, horses share territory with mountain lions.
—Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
People can contract plague after being bitten by infected fleas or touching infected animals like rats, mice, squirrels, chipmunks, prairie dogs, rabbits, mountain lions, ferrets, and even dogs and cats.
—Alice Park, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain lions
Noun
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There’s no better name for a Fort Worth barbecue joint, either, for like that apocryphal panther, the city’s once-sleepy barbecue scene has awakened and begun to roar.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Living Room on the hotel’s second floor features two bars, one on either end of the room, backed by gold, black, and white art deco scenes that depict famous New York City buildings and animals like a panther, a leopard, and a horse.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There’s no better name for a Fort Worth barbecue joint, either, for like that apocryphal panther, the city’s once-sleepy barbecue scene has awakened and begun to roar.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Living Room on the hotel’s second floor features two bars, one on either end of the room, backed by gold, black, and white art deco scenes that depict famous New York City buildings and animals like a panther, a leopard, and a horse.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jenny struggles with underemployment, loneliness, condescension from the men in her life, the disapproval of her cougar mother and, worst of all for her, her failure to conceive a child.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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The cougar, which had a tracking collar, was dubbed F390 by the California Carnivores Program, a University of California, Davis, program tracking mountain lions in the state.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jenny struggles with underemployment, loneliness, condescension from the men in her life, the disapproval of her cougar mother and, worst of all for her, her failure to conceive a child.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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The cougar, which had a tracking collar, was dubbed F390 by the California Carnivores Program, a University of California, Davis, program tracking mountain lions in the state.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mountain lions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20lions. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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