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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 Murphey is survived by his two sisters and his cat, Gamera. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 In Los Angeles, public-health officials confirmed that two cats died after consuming raw milk that had been recalled due to a risk of bird-flu contamination. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024 Feifei brought her cat, Sticky Rice, to the exhibition. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for cat 
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Noun
  • 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
  • Place candles where curious kitties and dogs can’t knock them over and suffer burns.
    Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The first male sea otter arrived in the Elkhorn Slough, 35 miles north of Bixby Cove, in the late 1990s.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In the case of female velvet ants, the little available evidence on their species’ mating preferences suggests the ultra-black hue doesn’t have to do with attracting males.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • Another photo showed the smitten kitten enjoying its new indoor life beneath a Christmas tree.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The first kitten who came, Henry, happily went inside their house, but the others, Clyde and Mama, hesitated.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The reporters were seated on the main stage and understood nary a word of his speech, although the Wall Street Journal guy faked it by writing stuff down.
    Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This is a guy who's done everything Trump's asked him to do.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Complete Bocuse by Paul Bocuse Amazon This is a recipe book by a gentleman, Paul Bocuse, who is hailed as the greatest French chef—or maybe the French people would say the greatest chef—of the twentieth century.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
  • And Kelce is as good as his word as his profile picture on X (formerly known as Twitter), has been updated to include a shot of the gentleman in question.
    Clare Fisher, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • And there’s almost no one in town who wouldn’t take that offering, except this scrawny dude.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Chris Martin is known for being a super-chill dude.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024

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“Cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cat. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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