variants
also cougar
as in panthers
a large tawny cat of the wild
in many regions, suburban developments have encroached upon the habitat of the cougar
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Recent Examples of cougars
There are cougars and hippopotamuses.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
The neighborhood visited by the cougar is several miles from the closest foothills.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The cougars that make their way through Minnesota are believed to be lone wanderers from the Dakotas and Nebraska.
—Aki Nace, CBS News, 1 May 2026
The Voyageurs Wolf Project recorded trail camera footage of a female cougar with three large kittens feeding on a deer carcass south of Voyageurs National Park in late March and shared it with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
Alan volunteered for Capitol Reef’s biologists, scouting for bighorn sheep and cougar.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
But over the next centuries, that changed as humans reshaped the landscape and eliminated predators like wolves, bears and cougars.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Rare Superstition Mountain cougar shadow returns Happening only twice a year, the cougar shadow on Superstition Mountains will appear this month.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Deer hear better than humans, but not nearly as well as predators like cougars, which have large, highly developed auditory bullae.
—Jeff Wilson, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
The neighborhood visited by the cougar is several miles from the closest foothills.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The cougars that make their way through Minnesota are believed to be lone wanderers from the Dakotas and Nebraska.
—Aki Nace, CBS News, 1 May 2026
The Voyageurs Wolf Project recorded trail camera footage of a female cougar with three large kittens feeding on a deer carcass south of Voyageurs National Park in late March and shared it with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
Alan volunteered for Capitol Reef’s biologists, scouting for bighorn sheep and cougar.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
But over the next centuries, that changed as humans reshaped the landscape and eliminated predators like wolves, bears and cougars.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Rare Superstition Mountain cougar shadow returns Happening only twice a year, the cougar shadow on Superstition Mountains will appear this month.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Deer hear better than humans, but not nearly as well as predators like cougars, which have large, highly developed auditory bullae.
—Jeff Wilson, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cougars
panthers
Noun
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Glittering in its design, the black panther was accentuated and highlighted by wisps of sheer fabric that flowed from the waistline of the dress to the arrival carpet, in shades of black and gray.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
17 May 2026
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See six statues of panthers and three statues of tigers.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cougars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cougars. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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