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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That pussycat outfit was originally made for Chinese New Year celebration for the Year of the Rabbit, and it was supposed to be finished in January.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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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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“Pussycat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pussycat. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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