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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
In addition to multiple local businesses purchasing panthers, the campaign has endorsements from NFL players and South Florida natives Nick and Joey Bosa as well as Grammy Award winner Michael Buble.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 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
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 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
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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
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Male cougars can weigh up to 150 pounds, while female cougars can weigh between 75 and 100 pounds.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 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
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Male cougars can weigh up to 150 pounds, while female cougars can weigh between 75 and 100 pounds.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 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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In 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the International Big Cat Alliance to save seven big cats – tigers, lions, leopards, snow leopards, cheetahs, jaguars and pumas – which now has 11 member countries.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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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 9 Sep. 2025.
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