panthers

variants also panther
plural of 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 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 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 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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panthers
Noun
  • Both cougars stepped out and dashed off.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • At the time of their release, the cougars both bolted to freedom after rescuers opened the crates’ doors, photos from the nonprofit show.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Both cougars stepped out and dashed off.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • At the time of their release, the cougars both bolted to freedom after rescuers opened the crates’ doors, photos from the nonprofit show.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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