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Recent Examples of tomboy
Just ask the three tomboys who don’t conform to societal expectations and meet a trans woman called Fantasy in, yes, Fantasy, the feature directorial debut of Slovenian musician and director Kukla.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
Katie Holmes became a household name as Joey Potter, the moody tomboy everyone rooted for, on Dawson's Creek.
—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
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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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
Katie Holmes became a household name as Joey Potter, the moody tomboy everyone rooted for, on Dawson's Creek.
—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
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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Who knew the antidote for my incurable pixie cut envy would be a 13-second video of Kate Middleton?—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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In honor of the fourth annual Kering Foundation’s Caring for Women dinner, the 60-year-old supermodel arrived at the Seagram Building in New York City with her chin-length hair pinned back into a pixie cut.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But that’s certainly not the case with the leads, especially Corrin, who can look chic, gamine and supple as a birch tree in anything, as proven by their frequent modeling and catwalk gigs for Miu Miu and their ability to make the kookiest of outfits work on the red carpet.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Vogue Shopping The Stripe Shirt Give a classic mariner tee a gamine twist with a pleated mini, sleek heels, and a mermaid-esque bag that subtly nods to sirens of the sea.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
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The senior captain racked up 19 carries for 103 yards rushing, finishing with four touchdowns as Gloucester registered a convincing 42-20 romp of Falmouth.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Smith accounted for 44 of the yards, but Bowdy got the score on a 14-yard romp up the middle.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Tomboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomboy. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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