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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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Meet Edith, a tiny black kitten who was rescued by PAWS Chicago with some major health problems, the shelter said in a June 3 Instagram post.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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Dental development is one of the most-reliable methods, as kittens start growing their baby teeth at 3 to 4 weeks and have full adult sets by 7 months.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Noun
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In addition to Papa Johns, Dillane is also partnering once again with Puma on a special collection of kits for several soccer teams: Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund, FC Salzburg, Mamelodi Sundowns, Al-Hilal, Palmeiras and Monterrey.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
10 June 2025
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Among the prizes for the winners are a safari in Kenya’s Maasai Mara with Alex Walker’s Serian, plus Nikon camera bags and camera kits.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Noun
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In 1825, it was made up of 60 tabby and brick houses with verandas facing the ocean.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Gercke shared that the two orange tabbies — who are tentatively named Frodo and Sam — were rushed to the shelter by an employee who worked at the shopping center.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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“Alley cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alley%20cat. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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