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as in kitty
a small domestic animal known for catching mice the family's cat did an exemplary job of keeping the house and yard free of all rodents

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Recent Examples of cat Since then, a couple thousand dog, cat, and horse clones have followed, and every year the waiting list grows longer. Camille Bromley, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024 Chocolate candies also contain xylitol − a sweetener toxic to cats. Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024 The cats on my records were the baddest cats in the world and Hendrix didn’t want to play with them. David Marchese, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024 Nola dressed as Taylor Swift's cat, Olivia Benson, to meet her fans. Kelli Bender, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cat 
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Noun
  • This little kitty purrs, walks, and even tumbles, giving my daughter all the fun of having another cat without the extra fur or midnight meows.
    Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
  • In another Instagram Stories slide, Kardashian pointed toward her son, Tatum, 2, who donned kitty makeup in a black long sleeve shirt and pants.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Of course, there’s Sharon Stone in Casino, Margot Robbie in Wolf of Wall Street, or, most recently, Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon, but the bulk of his work focuses on the perils of committing crime while male.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Concerned about gender transitions for children or about biological males playing on girls’ sports teams?
    Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The video shows the kittens curled up in the pot together, meowing faintly.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Imagine someone sitting down and sending everyone a couple of kittens with hats under a Christmas tree.
    Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Not necessarily as the guy who’s getting the ball, but boxing out, being in the right spot.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The guys had so many good words to support me from the first day.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The Home for Retired Bears, benignly administered by the musical nuns, resembles an island gentlemen’s club in early Bond movies: think cane furniture, the wistful whiff of Empire and a faintly sinister air.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Forbes estimates her net worth, along with second gentleman Doug Emhoff, at about $8 million, up from $7 million in 2021.
    Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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  • There’s a new promo picture going around showing a Dusty Milligan with facial hair (see: above) — and listen, not to besmirch his infinity-pool jawline, but the dude looks so much better with that scruff.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Name Mark Bryan Best known for Lead-guitarist, Hootie & the Blowfish Current city Denver Really want to be in Denver, rocking Fiddler’s Green on tour with my dudes.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2024

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“Cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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