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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
Check out my main man going full shirtless with the vest!
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Issue of the weekend Pulisic scoring, Antonee Robinson assisting, Gio Reyna on the bench and Weston McKennie’s Juventus career revived — new season, familiar start for some of the USMNT’s main men in Europe.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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.
—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
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Issue of the weekend Pulisic scoring, Antonee Robinson assisting, Gio Reyna on the bench and Weston McKennie’s Juventus career revived — new season, familiar start for some of the USMNT’s main men in Europe.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for main man
Noun
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There is an unlikely new kid on the block among the U.K.’s business big boys – the maker of war games miniatures, Games Workshop.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
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Based on its size, this big boy was near the end of its lifespan and the winter weather was taking its toll.—
Stan Tekiela,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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When Knight’s phone rings with a check-in from Parker, Arturo threatens them all with his big gun.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Reports also suggest the Switch 2 will be a significant graphical step up from its aging 2017 predecessor, perhaps even getting close to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Of course, the most important thing is the games, and Nintendo has some big guns to roll out.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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His defensive partner Cam Fowler called the injury devastating.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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The United States also hopes to establish long-term human stays on the moon by 2030 as part of the Artemis program spearheaded by NASA and joined by multiple international partners.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 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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Founded by the brothers Siegwart in 1817, the Swiss factory that manufactures glass also offers an interactive museum tour and the opportunity to blow your own orb.—
Alexandra Cheney,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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James Kennedy has apologized for recently sharing a photo with Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate, the controversial far-right influencer brothers who are charged with rape and human trafficking in Romania and are under criminal investigation in Florida.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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Hobbs has an untold vendetta against the fat cats who run the company, and Quinn, the firm’s only female manager, is consistently getting passed up for promotions that go to inferior men.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 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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Brandy’s decision was influenced by the histories of her sisters, including older sister Wren, who was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer despite not carrying the BRCA gene.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Sandra, who is revealed to be Jacek’s sister, and whose existence Greta was not even aware of, orchestrated their falling-out.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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