as in graceful
moving easily
the thief was eerily feline as he moved stealthily through the darkened rooms
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Recent Examples of feline
Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 May 2025
Tucked away in cat room at the Ohio Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Humane Society in Lima, Dude waits patiently for a home — despite the fact that he’s been diagnosed with a common immune deficiency called feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV).
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
Scientists continue to debate where and how our feline friends first went from wild hunters to household companions.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
And tigers are not the state’s only, or even most prevalent, feline threat.
—Michael Benanav, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
To coincide with the feline fashion statement, Doja also showed off prosthetics to make her face appear more cat-like.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 May 2025
Tucked away in cat room at the Ohio Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Humane Society in Lima, Dude waits patiently for a home — despite the fact that he’s been diagnosed with a common immune deficiency called feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV).
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
Scientists continue to debate where and how our feline friends first went from wild hunters to household companions.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
And tigers are not the state’s only, or even most prevalent, feline threat.
—Michael Benanav, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feline
Noun
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Some people even hike with their cats, but not all cats enjoy it.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Marked by a graceful melancholia and filled with daunting technical feats, especially the director’s signature, logistics-defying long takes, his films are beautifully realized meditations on nostalgia and loss in which the cinema tends to be a character itself.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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This is graceful, quietly intelligent filmmaking—including a touch of unsentimental magic realism involving a wise and beautiful Norwegian Forest Cat.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Male kittens, also like most other male mammals, have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
15 May 2025
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The team anticipates caring for the kitten for at least 10 months, officials said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Ginger kitties are known among cat owners for being particularly friendly and feisty.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
23 May 2025
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The transfer kitty will be topped up with money from sales.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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“Feline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feline. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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