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as in beau
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
a dude given to sporting expensive suits and flashy jewelry
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Recent Examples of dude
Here’s this young dude that sound old, but he on these young-old beats.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
The dude has this drive in him to want to be better.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
There’s a bad dude named Carrasco (Thomas Harris) who is generating the storms and trying to take over the town, so Alfonso, Pancho and a local girl named Victoria (Cassie Glow) embark on an adventure to stop the chaos.
—Dina Gachman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Here, a dude riding a scooter without wearing a helmet, because people never learn, crashes and Dr. Langdon is left to reset that dude’s face.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for dude 
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
The dude has this drive in him to want to be better.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
There’s a bad dude named Carrasco (Thomas Harris) who is generating the storms and trying to take over the town, so Alfonso, Pancho and a local girl named Victoria (Cassie Glow) embark on an adventure to stop the chaos.
—Dina Gachman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Here, a dude riding a scooter without wearing a helmet, because people never learn, crashes and Dr. Langdon is left to reset that dude’s face.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for dude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dude
Noun
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Haack follows her new beau on Instagram, but his account is private.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Michael has made plenty of enemies over the years, including his ex Willow Tait (Katelyn MacMullen) and her new beau Drew Quartermaine (Cameron Mathison).—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Luka being a guy that everybody has claimed is untouchable and untradeable.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
2 Feb. 2025
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The guys who are up there on the on the stage just keep us all energized.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Randall cries at the tribute to his birth father and spontaneously dances with glee at no longer being the only male in the family.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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There were a total of 10 persons that would identify as Black to start with and there was one black male, being me.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Zhou was the epitome of a kind, loving and compassionate gentleman, in addition to his academic drive, Barker Little wrote.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2025
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On the count of three, the golden retriever inhales the entire pasta portion, as the German shepherd watches the scene in disbelief while chewing his small bites of food like a gentleman.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Dude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dude. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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