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Recent Examples of tomcat
To a tomcat being stroked in the crook of an unidentified elbow.
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Andrew Tobias, Vulture, 7 July 2025
As an actor, Branagh has a voice that’s high, excitable, and light, and his physicality possesses a tomcat sneakiness.
—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
Andrew Tobias, Vulture, 7 July 2025
As an actor, Branagh has a voice that’s high, excitable, and light, and his physicality possesses a tomcat sneakiness.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tomcat
Noun
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Meet Al, a 2-year-old tabby with a heart full of love and a cute voice that’s ready to sing your favorite songs.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
16 July 2025
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Plummer knew exactly who the culprit might be, suspecting her rescue tabby cat, Franky.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Rocky was among 382 adult dogs in ACC’s care, along with 13 puppies, 383 cats, 163 kittens, 47 rabbits, 12 guinea pigs and several birds.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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So a plan was hatched to find Dave's kitten and, along with their mom, move them all inside.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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