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Recent Examples of alley cat
There are housecats and alley cats, Brawley said, and then there are tigers and lions.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
That seemed as incongruous a combination as a nightingale harmonizing with an alley cat.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
The week’s biggest stories Presidential debate Biden’s verbal stumbles, Trump’s ‘morals of an alley cat’: 6 debate takeaways.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024
Like Selina Kyle being nibbled into Catwoman by her alley cats, Doug’s origin story involves a nurturing puppy pile and a preternatural ability to communicate with the army of mutts who, hilariously, do his bidding like henchmen in a gangster movie.
—Jen Yamato, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The cats have to find their way back home to Paris with the help of a musically-inclined alley cat.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2023
There is a genuine pathos in the vision of a man who has achieved power but remains unreconciled to himself, who soothes his way past his own rages and agonies by listening to the song of a homeless alley cat.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
And that is how four women ended up caring for a colony of about 30 alley cats.
—Allison Klein, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2018
Since people are more motivated to care for alley cats that catch rats, the group has embraced the idea as a win-win.
—National Geographic, 29 Sep. 2017
Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
That seemed as incongruous a combination as a nightingale harmonizing with an alley cat.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
The week’s biggest stories Presidential debate Biden’s verbal stumbles, Trump’s ‘morals of an alley cat’: 6 debate takeaways.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024
Like Selina Kyle being nibbled into Catwoman by her alley cats, Doug’s origin story involves a nurturing puppy pile and a preternatural ability to communicate with the army of mutts who, hilariously, do his bidding like henchmen in a gangster movie.
—Jen Yamato, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The cats have to find their way back home to Paris with the help of a musically-inclined alley cat.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2023
There is a genuine pathos in the vision of a man who has achieved power but remains unreconciled to himself, who soothes his way past his own rages and agonies by listening to the song of a homeless alley cat.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
And that is how four women ended up caring for a colony of about 30 alley cats.
—Allison Klein, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2018
Since people are more motivated to care for alley cats that catch rats, the group has embraced the idea as a win-win.
—National Geographic, 29 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alley cat
Noun
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Male kittens, also like most other male mammals, have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
15 May 2025
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The team anticipates caring for the kitten for at least 10 months, officials said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Is your emergency kit prepared in case of a tornado?—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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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
Noun
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The other two tiny tabbies, less than five days old when found, are fighting to survive.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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The tabby is not only engrossed but also sitting on a small plastic chair like a human, with a toy fish perched on his chest.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Alley cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alley%20cat. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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