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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
My women’s collection is a bit of a tomboy, but still very feminine.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Phyllis was an outdoors person from a young age, a tomboy who enjoyed daring exploits like crossing deep ravines by walking on logs that spanned their depths.
—Sarah Boon
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 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
My women’s collection is a bit of a tomboy, but still very feminine.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Phyllis was an outdoors person from a young age, a tomboy who enjoyed daring exploits like crossing deep ravines by walking on logs that spanned their depths.
—Sarah Boon
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 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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Elba’s pixie cut hair was coiffed by James Catalano, featuring her baby bangs framing her face.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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The French cast is flawless, as is Zoey Deutch in a pixie cut as Jean Seberg.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
1 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
Noun
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The Bulls jumped into my top 25 after a season-opening romp against Boise State in Week 1, but most of the rest of the country was cautious.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In this laugh-a-minute romp, Keke Palmer and SZA star as two down-on-their-luck besties and roommates who discover (much too late) that one of their boyfriends squandered their rent money.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Tomboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomboy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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