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Recent Examples of kitten
Gregg Doyel, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2022
Obviously, kitten food differs from adult cat food; even adult cat food may be slightly different for senior cats seven years and older than for a younger adult.
—Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
One of the versions stars Lindsay Lohan, whose films inspired the names of the cat’s six kittens: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Freaky Friday, Get a Clue, Herbie Fully Loaded, Just My Luck and Mean Girls.
—Simone Jasper
july 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2025
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Noun
So many unwanted cats and dogs – kitten and puppies – in our country.
—Gregg Doyel, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2022
Obviously, kitten food differs from adult cat food; even adult cat food may be slightly different for senior cats seven years and older than for a younger adult.
—Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
Verb
There are more cats and kittens here waiting for homes and at our Peoria location at 10807 N. 96th Ave in Peoria, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or call at 623-773-2246 during those hours and lastly, at Surprise PetSmart located at 13764 W. Bell Road.
—AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
One of the versions stars Lindsay Lohan, whose films inspired the names of the cat’s six kittens: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Freaky Friday, Get a Clue, Herbie Fully Loaded, Just My Luck and Mean Girls.
—Simone Jasper
july 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitten
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
Verb
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The Seal Society was instrumental in the city’s decision in 2014 to close the beach at La Jolla’s Children’s Pool to the public from Dec. 15 to May 15 annually to keep humans and harbor seals separated during the seals’ pupping season.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Watching Baby Elephant Seals At Point Reyes National Seashore March marks the final weeks of elephant seal pupping season, which means this is the time when visitors can see the most baby seals on the beaches of Point Reyes National Seashore.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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According to Pet Circle's website, Waco residents can take stray dogs and cats to any local fire station to be scanned as part of the Fire House to Your House program.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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At the same time, attempting to assign standards to today’s emerging AI systems and their many vendors may be akin to herding cats – the market is extremely diverse, still relatively immature, and evolving in new directions every few months.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
Verb
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For the most part, though, these tools have been aimed at parents or educators, not kids themselves.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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Apparently Brooks Nader wasn’t kidding about that, because on July 8 she was spotted freeing the nipple in a sheer black top on a dinner date with friend Lauren Sanchez in Paris, per photos published by the Daily Mail.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 July 2025
Noun
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The venture was initially conceived to include period products in hygiene kits for refugees.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The Osaka exhibition includes photos of Vuitton’s stand at the legendary fair, which showcased such exceptional items as a vanity kit made for soprano Marthe Chenel.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
14 July 2025
Verb
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 July 2025
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President Donald Trump is weighing an executive order that would attempt to stabilize the business and law of college sports but might instead kindle new legal challenges.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
22 July 2025
Verb
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Her husband, Richard Larson, was determined to not have fathered the child.—
Mike Stunson
July 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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In April 1975, during the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War, there were some 3,000 babies in the country that had been fathered by U.S. servicemen.—
Jim Axelrod
June 9,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
Verb
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Owners can help the process by giving them a whelping box.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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The alpha male was a foster, and his mate whelped — or gave birth — during the same week, making the pack an ideal candidate to receive pups.—
Hayleigh Evans,
The Arizona Republic,
29 July 2024
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“Kitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitten. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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