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The dialogue between masculine and feminine was one of the most present trends, alternating romantic flower prints and baby-doll apparel as seen at Chloé, Loewe, Acne, Dries Van Noten; and tomboy to mannish attitude and clothes such as Saint Laurent and Loewe.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
This is pretty much Bieber’s off-duty template: a sort of fledgling tomboy that might have played the anti-hero in a ’90s coming-of-age movie.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2024
Most readers remember Wilbur and Charlotte, but there’s another central character in White’s story: Fern Arable, a tomboy with pigtails and a special bond with animals.
—Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
As of late her tomboy chic approach to everydaywear has been a joy to watch and document.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Aug. 2024
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
This is pretty much Bieber’s off-duty template: a sort of fledgling tomboy that might have played the anti-hero in a ’90s coming-of-age movie.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2024
Most readers remember Wilbur and Charlotte, but there’s another central character in White’s story: Fern Arable, a tomboy with pigtails and a special bond with animals.
—Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
As of late her tomboy chic approach to everydaywear has been a joy to watch and document.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tomboy
Noun
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The college campus pixie dust carried through to a top-notch step show performed by some HBCU (Historically Black College and University) fraternities and sororities.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
4 Apr. 2025
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No need for pixie dust when a simple badge can bring the best news ever! Alexis Allen had the surprise of a lifetime for her 11-year-old daughter Addison during a trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida.—
Kendall Malinchock,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The gamine Ferran has an extraordinary feral, changeling quality.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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In 1954, newcomer Audrey Hepburn won for her gamine role as royalty playing hooky in Roman Holiday, while the 1955 awards honored an entirely different type of performance, Method actress Eva Marie Saint's hyperrealistic turn in On the Waterfront.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the Cape Ann League, Vinn Winter (six goals) and Finn Wright (five goals, four assists) dominated the play, as Ipswich cruised to a 17-5 romp of Amesbury.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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The one-night-only reading of the romp, presented as part of Chance Theater’s On The Radar New Works Program, is directed by Sasha Nicolle Smith and stars Tristan Cunningham, Kathleen Littlefield and Josh Schell.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Tomboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tomboy. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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