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Recent Examples of tomboy
Katie Holmes became a household name as Joey Potter, the moody tomboy everyone rooted for, on Dawson's Creek.
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Diana Pearl, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Harper and Lily are Gen Z teenagers, miles away from the rebellious rocker vibes of Lohan’s teenage Anna (Harper is a tomboy surfer, while Lily is an aspiring fashion designer).
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Busch then wrote and appeared as Captain Monica Stark in the 2000 feature adaptation, which starred Lauren Ambrose as Chicklet Forrest, a tomboy struggling to fit in with a ’60s Malibu surfer crowd.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
My women’s collection is a bit of a tomboy, but still very feminine.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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Diana Pearl, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Harper and Lily are Gen Z teenagers, miles away from the rebellious rocker vibes of Lohan’s teenage Anna (Harper is a tomboy surfer, while Lily is an aspiring fashion designer).
—Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Busch then wrote and appeared as Captain Monica Stark in the 2000 feature adaptation, which starred Lauren Ambrose as Chicklet Forrest, a tomboy struggling to fit in with a ’60s Malibu surfer crowd.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
My women’s collection is a bit of a tomboy, but still very feminine.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tomboy
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Rudeness is of course still frowned upon, and sometimes hoydens behaved in ways that are rude by today’s standards – a girl who pushed another out of her seat at school was a hoyden in 1865.—
Melissa Mohr,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 May 2018
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Since then, she’s been spotted in tousled recession blonde at the 2025 AMAs, a proper banged bob at Cannes, and in one of her latest looks, snake eyes and a superfine pixie cut at the Met Gala.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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Stone, who rocked a daring pixie cut during awards season, has also been making headlines for her style as of late — particularly for opening up about shaving her head for her role in Bugonia.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kravitz is no stranger to short haircuts—she’s had everything from an ultra-short platinum pixie in 2019 to a gamine cut inspired by Audrey Hepburn in 2022.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
21 Oct. 2025
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From her versatile bob to gamine pixie, the Bones and All actress has turned crop cuts into her signature hairstyle.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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Following Baltimore's 28-6 romp over the Dolphins last night, the division standings entering this weekend are led by 4-3 Pittsburgh, followed by 3-5 Cincinnati, 3-5 Baltimore and 2-6 Cleveland.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Lily, Herman and Grandpa all return with the help of some horror legends like Dee Wallace and Cassandra Peterson — better known as Elvira — to bring the wacky romp back to life in vibrant color.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Tomboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomboy. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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