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as in big boy
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as in blood brother
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Recent Examples of main man
Charlie Bradbury became a surrogate little sister for the show’s main men, and her death in season 10 was perhaps the most controversial indignity visited on the women of the show.
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 May 2024
There is perhaps no worse look to a jury than being exposed as not knowing a critical piece of information, and Dee was about to stomp on Austin’s hopes and dreams worse like my main man Jake stomping on a final immunity challenge contraption.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2023
Shout out to my main man, KC for turning me onto it.
—WIRED, 15 June 2023
Tame Impala main man Kevin Parker is recovering from major surgery to correct a fractured hip.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2023
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 May 2024
There is perhaps no worse look to a jury than being exposed as not knowing a critical piece of information, and Dee was about to stomp on Austin’s hopes and dreams worse like my main man Jake stomping on a final immunity challenge contraption.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2023
Shout out to my main man, KC for turning me onto it.
—WIRED, 15 June 2023
Tame Impala main man Kevin Parker is recovering from major surgery to correct a fractured hip.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for main man
Noun
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Unfortunately, very big boy Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees took the crown this season with 58 home runs.—
Bryan Walsh,
Vox,
30 Dec. 2024
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This is going to be a very big boy, free cash flow game.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
26 Dec. 2024
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Trending The Milli Vanilli story is a lot like how Monsters presents Erik and Lyle: two blood brothers trapped in a miserable lie, with nobody to trust except each other, vulnerable but hiding behind a glam facade.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2024
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Then there’s 21 Lil Harold, who’s opening for Savage on the tour, and TJ, 23, who might as well be his blood brother.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
18 Dec. 2023
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Things are not that simple, not least because the 2015-16 season was unique in the sense that many of the usual big guns had a stuttering campaign.—
Paul Taylor,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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From there, this group take on up the stairs in search of The Front Man and his charges, with the episode turning into one big gun fight, centered largely around what appears to be a Barbie dream house if it was designed by M. C. Escher.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
26 Dec. 2024
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The 6-11 Towns quickly proved to be a perfect fit, thriving as a pick-and-roll partner with Brunson while putting up career-best shooting numbers.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Ann is experiencing restlessness over her relationship to Clare, her partner in life and the retreat, as well as inner turbulence over her absented son.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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One of the teachers at Abbott, Jacob (played by Chris Perfetti), paid homage to Sajak with his costume, which even included a big wheel.—
Kayla Caldwell,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
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The original penny-farthing bicycle had a big wheel up front with a smaller one out at the back, and was also known as a high-wheel cycle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Oct. 2024
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To make a film, David needed both his brother and Zwerin.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Paul was in Washington, D.C., with his brother Logan and UFC star Conor McGregor.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
20 Jan. 2025
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But what if fat cats’ feet could be held to the fire?—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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Namely, many ordinary Indians apparently took enormous glee at the prospect that the sudden invalidation of high-denomination currency notes would put fat cats with large cash holdings in a bind.—
Milan Vaishnav,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Mar. 2017
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In the backseat were Dsouza’s older sister, Haily Dsouza, 21, and friend Crystal Alba-Figueroa, neither of whom survived the crash.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Survivors include his mother; his ex-wife, Ann; daughters Aidan and Ryan; son Lucas; and his sister Shelley.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Main man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/main%20man. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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