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Recent Examples of kitten
Noun
When rescuers got hold of Taylor Swift, the cheetah, the cub was only three pounds and not much larger than the kitten of a domestic house cat. Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Toady and her kittens have since found shelter in the woman's garage. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Verb
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 See All Example Sentences for kitten
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitten
Noun
  • Ginger kitties are known among cat owners for being particularly friendly and feisty.
    Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
  • The transfer kitty will be topped up with money from sales.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • The tidepools are closed during seal pupping season from Dec. 15 through May 15.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025
  • Charlotte-area coyote sightings The attack came during coyote pupping season, when coyotes are more aggressive toward dogs and other animals, wildlife biologists say.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
  • Some people even hike with their cats, but not all cats enjoy it.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • The recipes are all kid friendly and include instruction sidebars that guide them throughout the process with helpful step-by-step photos.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 20 May 2025
  • But just kidding, actually $14 'cuz the orange tags were 50 percent off.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • Is your emergency kit prepared in case of a tornado?
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
  • Travel accessories currently start at just $19 at Nordstrom, making now the best time to swap out your toiletry kit for a fresher option or snag a new belt bag for hands-free sightseeing this summer.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2025
  • Mary’s love of nature, kindled in the back yard of her childhood home, had inspired her to become a scientist.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Albert fathered a daughter, Jaclyn Marciano, with Jessica Hutchison in 1983.
    Caroline Blair, People.com, 9 May 2025
  • As a result, the argument goes, men have evolved to be especially wary of raising children fathered by others.
    ByAndrew Curry, science.org, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Owners can help the process by giving them a whelping box.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
  • 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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