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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That pussycat outfit was originally made for Chinese New Year celebration for the Year of the Rabbit, and it was supposed to be finished in January.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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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) does not recommend keeping a cat that is used to going outdoors inside, unless, as in Jasper's case, for health reasons.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Iguanas roamed inside the perimeter along with rodents known as banana rats that were the size of cats.—
Edwidge Danticat,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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People can no longer legally sell puppies, kittens and other animals in public places and commercial parking lots in Mooresville.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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Thoth started showing an appetite for adventure as a kitten, crawling out of his carrier to sit on Kuznetsov's shoulder during a bike ride.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There are eight different Nano-mals ranging from kitties to unicorns to narwhals.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
1 Mar. 2025
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For the upstairs space, Purrfect's felines will all be adoptable kitties from local shelters who will very much be in need of some human attention.—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Pussycat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pussycat. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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