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as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position
many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were gentlemen who were risking everything
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as in prince
an honorable and courteous man
was such a gentleman that he offered to call a cab for me
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Recent Examples of gentleman
The gentleman turned out to be a base commander of C-32, so Goins invited him up to share his story.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Families frolicking in this Holidome surely had no idea about the mission of these nine tall gentlemen who trouped in and out.
—Bill Hancock, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
And so with that throat clearing out of the way, ladies and gentlemen Starbucks has just become one of the Best Stocks in the Market.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
And yes, many gentleman’s clubs have a great menu, trust me.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Families frolicking in this Holidome surely had no idea about the mission of these nine tall gentlemen who trouped in and out.
—Bill Hancock, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
And so with that throat clearing out of the way, ladies and gentlemen Starbucks has just become one of the Best Stocks in the Market.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
And yes, many gentleman’s clubs have a great menu, trust me.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentleman
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In addition, while common soldiers were buried in mass graves, officers and noblemen were usually laid to rest in a church.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
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To confuse UConn with anything other than the University of Connecticut would be akin to assuming Duke was merely some nobleman in England.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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And to have a guy like him who understands what the competition looks like on the floor, but is still here to kind of enhance the environment, help celebrate his teammates, give his teammates wisdom.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Those guys are all older than me, [Richard] Linklater and [Robert] Rodriguez and all of those guys.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Peter Phillips—a cousin of Prince William and Prince Harry—is due to marry his fiancée Harriet Sperling this summer in what is set to be the society wedding of the year and could even create an opportunity for the warring princes to see each other again.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Insider experiences include a tour of a private palazzo by a prince no less, a painting class inspired by Caravaggio, and a master class in mixing the perfect aperitivo by resident masters.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Among respondents, 50% identified as male and 48% as female, with an average age of 45.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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Experts assume that the whale is a young male, as males, unlike females, tend to migrate.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Elsa Luisa Maria Schiaparelli is born in Rome, the second of two daughters of a Neapolitan aristocrat, Giuseppa Maria de Dominicis, and Celestino Schiaparelli, a scholar from Piedmont who was appointed head of the Lincei Library in the Palazzo Corsini by King Victor Emmanuel II.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Catholic king, James II, was bitterly opposed by the Protestant aristocrats, who feared Catholic domination and French influence.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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No, that was some of the best times of your life, dude.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
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She was acquitted and later made a knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau, in recognition of her career as a geriatric physician.—
Charles Lane,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
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But King Arthur needs a knight, and there isn’t one in the room.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Two men have been indicted on federal charges of possessing guns in a school zone, though the case stems from a shootout across the street from an elementary school, in a liquor store parking lot, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Jessica Hecht, playing one of the hostages, adds her typically off-beat depth, and I was most amused by John Ortiz as the FBI agent with the standard G-man voice and personality to match.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Gentleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentleman. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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