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Recent Examples of tomcat
As an actor, Branagh has a voice that’s high, excitable, and light, and his physicality possesses a tomcat sneakiness.
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Photo: Mattel and Netflix If Ryan’s tomcat vapidity represents a stereotypical male weakness, Raquelle’s backstabbing materialism plays with its female equivalent.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
The tomcat had been spotted wandering with a wound on his chest.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
Note that the scent does not draw squirrels, tomcats, or teenage boys.
—James Shreeve, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The only good feral tomcat is one with an arrow through its head!
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2023
Her big red tomcat, Rex, lolls at her feet.
—Suzanne Van Atten, ajc, 12 Oct. 2013
The eggs were fertilized with sperm from a non-fluorescent tomcat and implanted in female cats, and five fluorescent green kittens were born, out of a total of eleven embryos (three now survive, as one was stillborn and another died during birth).
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2011
That’s because her mother was gray and white and her father was a big orange tomcat.
—Karen Jones, cleveland, 3 Nov. 2022
Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Photo: Mattel and Netflix If Ryan’s tomcat vapidity represents a stereotypical male weakness, Raquelle’s backstabbing materialism plays with its female equivalent.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
The tomcat had been spotted wandering with a wound on his chest.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
Note that the scent does not draw squirrels, tomcats, or teenage boys.
—James Shreeve, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The only good feral tomcat is one with an arrow through its head!
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2023
Her big red tomcat, Rex, lolls at her feet.
—Suzanne Van Atten, ajc, 12 Oct. 2013
The eggs were fertilized with sperm from a non-fluorescent tomcat and implanted in female cats, and five fluorescent green kittens were born, out of a total of eleven embryos (three now survive, as one was stillborn and another died during birth).
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2011
That’s because her mother was gray and white and her father was a big orange tomcat.
—Karen Jones, cleveland, 3 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tomcat
Noun
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Saffron Breed: Domestic shorthair/tabby Age: 1 year Meet a young kitty with soft stripes, a quiet spirit and a growing curiosity about the world around him.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2025
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Other genes then act as modifiers, leading to color dilution, white patches, tabby pattern, and more.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
Noun
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The kittens that were dropped off by the woman were rescued and are currently getting care, but the Humane Society addressed her as well.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2025
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The two counties where the kittens were documented are nearly 400 miles apart.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
Noun
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To this day, the meanest alley cat in London testifies to the eternal return of cat life.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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There are housecats and alley cats, Brawley said, and then there are tigers and lions.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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“Tomcat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomcat. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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