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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That pussycat outfit was originally made for Chinese New Year celebration for the Year of the Rabbit, and it was supposed to be finished in January.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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Juggling life and work as an artist feels like trying to juggle a live, squirming human child and Schrödinger’s theoretical cat.—
Liana Finck,
The New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2025
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This will keep your cats safely in and other animals out.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Experts recommend keeping kittens with their litter until 10 to 12 weeks to ensure proper socialization.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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In total, 39 dogs and one kitten were rescued and evacuated by San Diego Humane Society by Friday, Frey told USA TODAY.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Both tested positive for FeLV so will need to be indoor only kitties and fed a nutritious diet.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Jan. 2025
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The unconventional way a cat owner trims her kitty's nails has left the internet in stitches.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Pussycat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pussycat. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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