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also panther
as in cougars
a large tawny cat of the wild
the panther is surprisingly difficult to spot
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Recent Examples of panthers
Roughly 70% of panthers killed by vehicles are under 3 years old, according to FWC data.
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 8 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 fact that being shot, eventually being wheeled out on a gurney when there was a panther on the loose, and then the characters running away and leaving me there was just so funny.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 8 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 fact that being shot, eventually being wheeled out on a gurney when there was a panther on the loose, and then the characters running away and leaving me there was just so funny.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panthers
Noun
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Forget the tired cougar stereotype—dating an older woman is a real fantasy that most men have had their whole lives.—
Linsey Hughes,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
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There were also concerns about the noticeable mountain lion population in and around the Wood River Valley, something officers attributed to the area's ample deer and elk population, which grants cougars living there a reliable all-year-round food source.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Forget the tired cougar stereotype—dating an older woman is a real fantasy that most men have had their whole lives.—
Linsey Hughes,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
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The northern part of Vancouver Island reportedly has the highest concentration of cougars on the planet, along with hundreds of wolves.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
10 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
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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“Panthers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panthers. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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