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
CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025
How to Remove Stains from Cats If your feline friend ends up with food stains, like Snowy, here are some tips from The Seep Company's blog to clean them naturally and safely.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Javelina records are likely to be determined by skull dimensions, similar to how the club assesses bear and feline trophy submissions.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2024
Content kitties will lay on their side with their stomach exposed and tail loosely positioned around their body, feline behavior and training consultant Marci Koski previously told USA TODAY.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Even before the cattle outbreak, there were feline cases linked to wild birds or poultry.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025
How to Remove Stains from Cats If your feline friend ends up with food stains, like Snowy, here are some tips from The Seep Company's blog to clean them naturally and safely.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Javelina records are likely to be determined by skull dimensions, similar to how the club assesses bear and feline trophy submissions.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2024
Content kitties will lay on their side with their stomach exposed and tail loosely positioned around their body, feline behavior and training consultant Marci Koski previously told USA TODAY.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feline
Noun
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This will keep your cats safely in and other animals out.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Juggling life and work as an artist feels like trying to juggle a live, squirming human child and Schrödinger’s theoretical cat.—
Liana Finck,
The New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The result is a graceful character study that explores why someone’s capacity for warmth seems to have long been drained.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2025
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With graceful bubbles and a silky mouthfeel, lemon and pear dance on the palate.—
Emily Cappiello,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Experts recommend keeping kittens with their litter until 10 to 12 weeks to ensure proper socialization.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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In total, 39 dogs and one kitten were rescued and evacuated by San Diego Humane Society by Friday, Frey told USA TODAY.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The kitty in the Facebook post, Biscuit, and her two toy poodles, Miss Daisy and Billy, are her models.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2025
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Content kitties will lay on their side with their stomach exposed and tail loosely positioned around their body, feline behavior and training consultant Marci Koski previously told USA TODAY.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Feline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feline. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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