alley cats

plural of alley cat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alley cats
kittens
Noun
  • Some even suggested to Polnitz that the school should get therapy kittens for staff and students.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Among those surrendered were 47 cats and kittens from a single home dropped off at the Wisconsin Humane Society's Milwaukee campus.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Alley cats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alley%20cats. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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