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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
The new songs and narrative changes are rather good, too, but the seven short CGI dudes are instantly forgettable.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
This guy's just a regular dude, a regular parental figure, a surrogate dad for the character of Lily in the movie.
—Yolanda MacHado, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
This dude thrives under pressure.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
The dude has been knocked down by waves, face-planted while calling challenges, and conducted Tribal Council in both downpours and insufferable heat.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
This guy's just a regular dude, a regular parental figure, a surrogate dad for the character of Lily in the movie.
—Yolanda MacHado, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
This dude thrives under pressure.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
The dude has been knocked down by waves, face-planted while calling challenges, and conducted Tribal Council in both downpours and insufferable heat.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dude
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Jealous of Kate’s new beau, Bill (Glenn Ford), Pat steals him away, marrying him.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Sherman, as the only nonpolitical character in the sketch, was paired with Jon Hamm playing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. but dressed like Walton Goggins' Rick, the beau of Wood's Chelsea on season 3 of the drama series.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This made sense: the Pope from Buenos Aires was, by nature, an urban guy.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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Defending – defending these – this guy who is in El Salvador, who’s not an American citizen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Together, the trio of males — Diego, E5 and a less productive E3 — joined 12 females in what became one of the most ambitious and sustained rewilding programs in history.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The outlet reported that an 18-year-old male also sustained non-life-threatening injuries at the scene.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The flip side My elderly mother and I were stunned and pleasantly surprised yesterday when a gentleman at the pick-up window at Beefy King sent in money to pay for our lunch!—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Apr. 2025
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Another gentleman coming down the beach, Crane Cantrell, jumped in.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Dude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dude. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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