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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That pussycat outfit was originally made for Chinese New Year celebration for the Year of the Rabbit, and it was supposed to be finished in January.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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The move also prompted the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to step up oversight of turkey slaughter, after a bird flu strain detected in raw pet food and an infected cat was linked to a turkey flock.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
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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The kitty in the Facebook post, Biscuit, and her two toy poodles, Miss Daisy and Billy, are her models.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2025
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Content kitties will lay on their side with their stomach exposed and tail loosely positioned around their body, feline behavior and training consultant Marci Koski previously told USA TODAY.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Pussycat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pussycat. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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