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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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Or, your child may decide to volunteer at a soup kitchen or write a letter to the firehouse, thanking firefighters for rescuing kittens.—
Catherine Newman,
Parents,
22 Feb. 2026
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Nationwide, the first successful prosecution happened in 2016 when a Houston man was sentenced to five years for creating videos that featured a woman mutilating and killing puppies, chickens and kittens and distributing them on the internet.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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White Stork, which is named for the national bird of Ukraine, bills itself as the largest non-governmental organization supplying individual first aid kits and anti-drone jamming systems to Ukraine.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2026
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Update your emergency kit and be sure to include enough food and water to last for 3 days for each person in your home.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Alma was born into a home with three cats, a tabby named Mugs and two younger tuxedos, Rosie and Nancy—each adopted about a year apart.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
7 Feb. 2026
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According to her, the tabby is a talkative, cuddle enthusiast.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Alley cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alley%20cat. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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