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Recent Examples of alley cat
That also includes Leonard, a dapper old parrot who lives in the clinic, and Bitchy, a mangy, rangy alley cat who recently wandered into the office and took up residence.
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Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
To this day, the meanest alley cat in London testifies to the eternal return of cat life.
—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
Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
To this day, the meanest alley cat in London testifies to the eternal return of cat life.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alley cat
Noun
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The severity of the injury meant that the kitten needed an immediate amputation.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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But the woman remains committed to her decision and to the kitten she’s worked so hard to raise.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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O’Brien admits there is other technology out there that enables people to move quickly through water but maintains that nothing quite compares to his piece of kit.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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The kit lasts for one month, and additional kits cost $49.99 for a two-pack.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Meet Fran, a tabby who has never had a stable home of her own.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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The montage begins with the fluffy tabby giving birth on a couch in a Savannah's garage, before retreating to the safety of a tire with her tiny litter of two.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Alley cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alley%20cat. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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