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cheetah

[chee-tuh] / ˈtʃi tə /


NOUN
leopard
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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One of the pieces in the exhibition is an A-line shag mini dress in cheetah print that Saar made for herself in 1969, and has been passed through the hands of her daughters and granddaughters.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

Now the only cheetah left at the zoo, she feels responsible for impressing the humans who come to see her run.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

To better understand how evolution shaped these sounds, the researchers compared domestic cat meows with those of five wild cat species: African wildcat, European wildcat, jungle cat, cheetah, and cougar.

From Science Daily Feb. 11, 2026

His similarity to the film’s villain, Mr. Potter — a wealthy, nasty slumlord who names everything he takes control of after himself — was easier to point out than spots on a cheetah.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 23, 2025

Right betore halftime with the score — , Coby dribbles the ball past two of our defenders, speeds down the sidelines like a cheetah, then slants toward the middle.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander

We learn in an author’s note that “Chase and Finnegan” was inspired by the real-life practice of matching cheetahs in captivity with rescue dogs as companions.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

Her big ambition is to travel to Kenya, to photograph cheetahs in the wild.

From BBC Dec. 30, 2025

Similar cases involving cheetahs from Syria, a gorilla from Haiti, and bonobos from Iraq are among those questioned by CITES.

From Barron's Nov. 9, 2025

For years, it seemed most people considered the animals unappealing and preferred seeing “real” predators like lions or cheetahs.

From National Geographic Feb. 8, 2024

For me, this was another version of the lions and cheetahs feeling sometimes very close by.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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