as in cougar
a large tawny cat of the wild
the panther is surprisingly difficult to spot
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Biologists have been following the 11-year-old panther, known as K408, since she was born in 2014, records from the Panther Pulse database show.
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Likewise in still versions of the campaign, headed for billboards and print media, diptychs show the panther in poses that echo the shape of magnified letters.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2025
The survey sought to assess the public pulse of restoring pumas in Eastern states except for Florida (which has its own panther population).
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The King and Queen’s country estate, Highgrove House, is reportedly being stalked by a large panther.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Aug. 2025
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Likewise in still versions of the campaign, headed for billboards and print media, diptychs show the panther in poses that echo the shape of magnified letters.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2025
The survey sought to assess the public pulse of restoring pumas in Eastern states except for Florida (which has its own panther population).
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The King and Queen’s country estate, Highgrove House, is reportedly being stalked by a large panther.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for panther
Noun
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Deer were historically a reliable food source for cougars and wolves, which have been driven off the Indiana landscape.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
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Both cougars stepped out and dashed off.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At the outset of this meditative novel, a pair of out-of-work twins who are haunted by their parents’ histories as thieves and killers decide to go on a hunt for a puma that is terrorizing farmers and livestock in the highlands of Tasmania.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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This broad public support for pumas could spur state wildlife agencies to explore the idea of restoring pumas in states along the East Coast where the animals were driven out decades ago by settlers, ranchers, farmers and government officials.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Panther.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panther. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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