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Recent Examples of alley cat
To this day, the meanest alley cat in London testifies to the eternal return of cat life.
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Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
There are housecats and alley cats, Brawley said, and then there are tigers and lions.
—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
Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
There are housecats and alley cats, Brawley said, and then there are tigers and lions.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alley cat
Noun
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The kitten has now been successfully trapped and rescued.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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Three other kittens had gotten stuck inside of her and died.—
Simone Jasper
July 31,
Charlotte Observer,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The kit features the new green-on-green stripes, a first for the club, and a heart on the jock tag at the bottom of the shirt.—
Beck Andrew Salgado,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The three-pack kit will be priced at €349.99 / £299.99, the two-pack kit at €249.99 / £209.,99 while add-on satellites will sell for €119.99 / £99.99 each.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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As fate would have it, the orange tabby returned to the safe haven where he was saved the first time around.—
TJ Macias
July 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 July 2025
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Meet Al, a 2-year-old tabby with a heart full of love and a cute voice that’s ready to sing your favorite songs.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
16 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Alley cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alley%20cat. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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