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panther

[pan-ther] / ˈpæn θər /
NOUN
large cat
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For decades, the company has been recognized for its mascot, a pink panther that matches the color of its signature bright pink fiberglass insulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

The bathrooms are decorated with faux marble, and the image of a black panther with a yellow eye fixed on customers as they freshen up.

From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025

Paul says he and a friend were travelling by train near Glenfinnan when they spotted what he describes as a melanistic leopard, also known as a black panther.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2024

“He’s like a panther, like a killer. You don’t want to be bulky; you want to be sleek,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024

He looks like a panther staring down at a parrot.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Suraci and colleagues instead focused on the Olympic Peninsula, where mountain lions -- variously known as cougars, pumas or panthers -- have long been established.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

As for the red wolf, Mr. Moore writes that, in the 1930s in northeast Louisiana, a remnant tract of old-growth forest teemed with prowling panthers and massive alligators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Mountain lions, also called pumas, cougars, catamounts or panthers, can be found throughout North America, but now are mostly in 15 western states, according to the Mountain Lion Foundation.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026

They’ve been told to buddy up when taking trips to the latrines because of “alligators and Florida panthers and venomous snakes and different types of creatures.”

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2025

The panthers, leopards and things of that sort, sat and then stood up against the trees to sharpen their front claws.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis


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