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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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Pet owner Saige shared an adorable clip on TikTok (@saigescho) showing her white rescue kitten, Maude, copying the antics of her long-haired chihuahua, Alfie.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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And, because Swift is the queen of thoughtful gifts, the Capital gang got her one, an adorable opalite kitten nested in a green box inside an orange bag.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Her makeup artist, Hung Vanngo, worked with the Rare Beauty founder and used all the products from the Something Rosy kit to create her glam for the big day.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The now-viral clip, shared in September by @tofusnob, shows the small tabby kitten in her home, watching the fish swim in the tank before tragedy struck.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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The 5-week-old orange tabby, named Mackie after the 7-Eleven worker who called in the tip, is now in foster care with one of his rescuers.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Alley cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alley%20cat. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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