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Recent Examples of joe Get The Recipe 09 of 42 Sloppy Joe Casserole With Dinner Rolls Sloppy joes get revamped into a tasty, straight-from-the-oven meal. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024 We may be stuck in gloomy, grimy post-Brexit London, surrounded by corporatized institutions more dangerous than terrorist networks, but there are still MI5 joes to root for who get out of scrapes and gun battles and somehow save the day. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2023 Check out their favorite projects, mastered with the help of YouTube, and see how two average joes made this redo not only doable but done. Project 1: Refreshing the Exterior The first renovation on the list: a fresh coat of paint. Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023 Athletes project regular-joe public images while living amid yacht-and-helicopter splendor. New York Times, 22 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joe
Noun
  • Finer gives me glance, as in: Why rattle on dash of guy with no baby?
    George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
  • With that, the two guys spontaneously started dancing — punching the air, while spinning on their feet, ecstatic.
    Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Transgender teenagers are using the New Hampshire courts to target President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting biological males from participating in female sports.
    Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Feb. 2025
  • His writing challenges and subverts the negative stereotypes of African American males often portrayed in contemporary media, diving into their complexities through a blend of humor and poignant coming-of-age narratives.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Three-year-old Duncan, a jowly black-and-white gentleman with floppy ears, is also seeking new companions.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Ladies and gentlemen, the Weeknd …performed at the Grammys.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Of course, there's one dude who's absolutely jacked.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Obviously a great dude, somebody who still comes to my charity golf tournament to this day.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025

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“Joe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joe. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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