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Recent Examples of house cat
This theory states that all house cats are either bush dwellers or tree dwellers.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
In honor of National Pet Day, EW has assembled a list of our favorite cats in movie history who all serve various functions within their respective films — limited to house cats only.
30.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
But all cat species can be affected by it, even big cats, who react to it similarly to house cats.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Research has found that some of today's U.S. house cats could be the descendants of the feline nobility of ancient Egypt.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
In honor of National Pet Day, EW has assembled a list of our favorite cats in movie history who all serve various functions within their respective films — limited to house cats only.
30.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
But all cat species can be affected by it, even big cats, who react to it similarly to house cats.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Research has found that some of today's U.S. house cats could be the descendants of the feline nobility of ancient Egypt.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house cat
Noun
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Seely is survived by numerous friends, family members, and her special cat, Corrie.—
Lauren Huff Published,
EW.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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There’s a variety of jokes about his three cats, one of which quickly transitions into being a joke about Maron’s own concern about SSRIs.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The kitten has now been successfully trapped and rescued.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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All available dogs, puppies, cats and kittens will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated, according to the release.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Who gets what, from the NIL kitty and the new $20 million revenue-share pot resulting from House v. NCAA, is a complicated exercise, period.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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See you soon! — Deb Heise, Sun Cities 4 Paws Catty Perry: Out of this world cute Gorgeous Catty Perry is a 2-year-old, medium coat, tuxedo kitty.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20cat. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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