as in graceful
moving easily
the thief was eerily feline as he moved stealthily through the darkened rooms
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Recent Examples of feline
Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
No concrete evidence has definitively linked changes in feline behavior to the phases of the lunar cycle, but the sheer absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
But not everything meant for feline enrichment has to be ugly or cheaply made.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Friday marks half a century since Japanese merchandising company Sanrio created the first iteration of Kitty White, or Hello Kitty, a cheerful feline girl (not, as her creator controversially revealed in 2014, a cat) who lives with her family in London’s suburbs.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Spoil your feline friend with this incredibly high-tech cat litter box on sale at Chewy’s Black Friday event.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
No concrete evidence has definitively linked changes in feline behavior to the phases of the lunar cycle, but the sheer absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
But not everything meant for feline enrichment has to be ugly or cheaply made.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Friday marks half a century since Japanese merchandising company Sanrio created the first iteration of Kitty White, or Hello Kitty, a cheerful feline girl (not, as her creator controversially revealed in 2014, a cat) who lives with her family in London’s suburbs.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feline
Noun
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Feifei brought her cat, Sticky Rice, to the exhibition.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Retail and Wholesale Products Group saw a 10% increase in net sales to $79.5 million, largely due to new crystal cat litter products and stronger demand for co-packaged cat litter.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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His crew is mostly high school students collecting community service hours along with old hands who have been using wobbly ladders, ropes and pulleys for years to string long strands of lights from the cedars’ graceful branches.Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Toasts around a table have long been interpreted as a gesture of goodwill, and Princess Anne made a graceful save with her fellow dinner guest.Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The big guy in the red suit can probably be found at your local shopping mall. Visit kittens.Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 10 Dec. 2024
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We're obsessed with suede this season, and these knee-high kitten boots are the perfect pick to wear all through winter.Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Escape a sun that’s going supernova, challenge a monkey to a dance battle, try out some cool hoverboard tricks, fight an evil kitty and ride everything from gravity bikes to a sandshark.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
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Place candles where curious kitties and dogs can’t knock them over and suffer burns.Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Feline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feline. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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