Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kittening
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Pat Kelsey wasn't kidding about wanting the smoke.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
2 Sep. 2025 -
In 2019, Lebanese depositors discovered that their banking system had, in effect, just been kidding about those savings accounts.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
21 Aug. 2025
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Oracle & Artificial Intelligence All signs point to artificial intelligence as being a transformative tool for businesses and households, generating substantial economic benefits.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Why Healthcare Needs a Data Overhaul Healthcare systems are generating more data than ever before, from electronic health records and lab results to imaging scans, insurance claims, and even patient updates from wearable devices.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The movie gained a huge following during the 1980s home video era, spawning multiple sequels, a beloved TV series, and an enduring fanbase.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
11 Sep. 2025
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Over time, it's only woven itself deeper into the fabric of American cultural consciousness, spawning new memes, mottos, and social media trends each year.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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To develop a whole-virus vaccine, researchers must first spend months isolating and propagating the virus.—
Deborah Fuller,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Continue propagating mature clumps by division in spring.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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The discovery, age five, that some people did not live in communities with all goods in common—that in fact for most, home was a locked building full of private property—begat questions still begetting questions at age thirteen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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Experts recommend knowing a parrot's hormone cycle and adjusting care during breeding season to reduce stress and confusion.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Under the new Fish and Wildlife interim pintail harvest strategy, hunters in all four flyways are expected to have a three-pintail daily bag limit option for next year's 2026–'27 season based on this year's breeding population results.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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By reproducing the tachocline, scientists now have a foundation for more reliable forecasts of solar activity.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Preliminary data seemed to show that the Iberian harvester ants, or Messor ibericus, were creating hybrid worker ants by reproducing with another species of harvester ant called Messor structor in the Mediterranean region.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Kittening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kittening. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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