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Recent Examples of house cats
The Burmese python is a nonvenomous predator and has exhibited an appetite for birds, small mammals, reptiles, and even house cats and dogs.
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for house cats
Noun
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But for 2025, Fox dipped into her own filmography for inspiration with a blood red cats-eye manicure inspired by her beloved film Jennifer's Body.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
27 Oct. 2025
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More than half of their cats are sanctuary residents.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In a viral Reddit post, a stray cat brings her kittens to the family who has been feeding her for a month, and internet users can’t cope with the heartwarming pictures.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Two kittens in Texas are on the lookout for a comfortable home together after being separated at a Texas shelter — well, sort of separated.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Oct. 2025
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“House cats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20cats. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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