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Recent Examples of pussycat
That pussycat outfit was originally made for Chinese New Year celebration for the Year of the Rabbit, and it was supposed to be finished in January.
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Stephen Daw, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2024
Compared to the truly hateful male drivers that scream at her on the road all day, however, the dude is a pussycat.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
And there was never a bigger pussycat.
—Vulture, 22 June 2022
The book’s events—which track the elderly, prosperous, stingy Ebenezer Scrooge’s psychic transformation from grouchy bear to purring pussycat—unfold in the course of one night.
—Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2022
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Stephen Daw, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2024
Compared to the truly hateful male drivers that scream at her on the road all day, however, the dude is a pussycat.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
And there was never a bigger pussycat.
—Vulture, 22 June 2022
The book’s events—which track the elderly, prosperous, stingy Ebenezer Scrooge’s psychic transformation from grouchy bear to purring pussycat—unfold in the course of one night.
—Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pussycat
Noun
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Williamson County has taken in a significant number of animals, including 74 dogs and cats from Georgetown, and an additional 58 from Lampasas Animal Shelter, which also faced evacuation.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 July 2025
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Created by cartoonist Jim Davis, the Garfield comic strip debuted in June 1978 and follows the cynical and lazy orange cat and his interactions with his owner, Jon Arbuckle, and fellow pet Odie, the lovable dog.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Take Steve, for example, a kitten who was adopted in the winter.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
6 July 2025
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Traffic had come to a stop on the interstate because someone had thrown a kitten onto the road.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Perfect weather, kitties, reading, music and a little cocktail.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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Her striped kitty, Princess Xena, kept running around the vet office room while the black kitten named Mouse watched from the exam table.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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“Pussycat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pussycat. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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