as in faces
the front part of the head
the snowball smacked him right in the puss
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Noun
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Importantly, the 120 faces were equally balanced across ethnicities and genders, with 30 Asian faces, 30 White, 30 Black, and 30 Latinx.—
Ben Ambridge,
JSTOR Daily,
15 May 2026 -
Their faces appeared on punching bags and lawn signs.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Baseman speaks enthusiastically about his work in general, but becomes more animated when talking about cats.—
Iris Kwok
May 12,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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An outreach worker helped Allen chart a course back into permanent housing, helping to rehouse 10 cats from the encampment.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The group of kittens wouldn't survive long without a surrogate mother to provide care and nourishment.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Such kittens are a challenging demographic to care for, Shaw explained.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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There is production design and a few props, but not to any overwhelming purpose, other than perhaps to suggest the house where a lady who loves rescue kitties might be thinking all these alternately independent and co-dependent thoughts about love and trust.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
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African wildcats didn’t evolve around water and probably would be just as wary of a bathtub as our domestic kitties.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Pusses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pusses. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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