sirs

plural of sir

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Noun
  • As these gentlemen posed and preened, a new, colonial modern style emerged.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Among its many other deft and occasionally very blunt messages, the film, directed by Australian David Michod, definitely telegraphs the hey-get-a-load-of-this-serious-actress-here-ladies-and-gentlemen transmission.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bringing such works back to life includes up-and-coming performers, concert masters and even Chouchan himself.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Moreover, Southern bakers have been perfecting this treat for generations, and our recipe masters the most classic version, staying largely the same since its first appearances in our annual Southern Living cookbooks as early as the 1960s and 1970s.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Each of the fellas has their upsides (Luke is hot, and Larry is comfortable), but committing to either of them until the end of time seems like a pretty bleak proposal.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Phillies have discovered a productive unit by cutting their most expensive outfielder’s playing time and rallying around three guys who are probably still platoon players but are making the most of every chance.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Some other guys asked him to get hats for them too.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Three of City’s greatest-ever players in Mike Summerbee, Neil Young and Francis Lee were born in or close to Manchester and seven City players in a 1985 derby were local lads.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • At their gigs in London’s massive Wembley Stadium and in Manchester’s Heaton Park, lads cried and moshed and showered each other in beer and cider and more questionable liquids.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Riley Gaines has lobbied for bills in several states that would prevent biological males who identify as women from competing in women’s sports.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike wolves, where males actively help raise and protect their young, domestic dogs have largely lost that paternal instinct.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • How about riding bulls, racing on donkeys or wearing chaps to class?
    Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As the leader of a ragtag group of hombres out to defend a helpless community from a violent sociopath (Peter Sarsgaard), Denzel shoots for the strong, silent type but winds up somewhere between dull and bored.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Sirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sirs. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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