as in panther
a large tawny cat of the wild
in many regions, suburban developments have encroached upon the habitat of the cougar
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Recent Examples of cougar
Sure, the murders happened directly in front of the three cougars.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Anyone wanting to bag a cougar in the state of Oklahoma would pay to be entered into a raffle or lottery controlled by the state Department of Wildlife Conservation for the chance to win one of the permits.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
The owner didn’t give the cougar another chance to attack.
—Mitchell Willetts, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
Viewers were then treated to the main event which saw the Gators overcome a massive deficit of their own to knock out the defensive-dominant cougars, tied for the third-largest comeback in a national championship game.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Anyone wanting to bag a cougar in the state of Oklahoma would pay to be entered into a raffle or lottery controlled by the state Department of Wildlife Conservation for the chance to win one of the permits.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
The owner didn’t give the cougar another chance to attack.
—Mitchell Willetts, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
Viewers were then treated to the main event which saw the Gators overcome a massive deficit of their own to knock out the defensive-dominant cougars, tied for the third-largest comeback in a national championship game.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cougar
panther
Noun
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The country proves to be an African Shangri-La, where science and spirituality comfortably coexist, with T’Challa the heir to powers of superhuman strength and agility conferred by his ancestral connection to Bast, the powerful panther god.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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The river had shallows, marshes, sandbars, oxbows, eddies, weed flats and drop offs, all of which created nurseries, hiding spots and ambush points for a food chain that included aquatic bugs, frogs, fish, turtles, alligators, deer, otters, panthers and eagles.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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“Cougar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cougar. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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