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as in beau
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
a dude given to sporting expensive suits and flashy jewelry
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Recent Examples of dude
What does an accolade-laden Colorado dude have to do to get a Power 4 basketball offer nowadays?
Scherer balled in another universe for the Eagles the past couple of winters.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2025
In both films, Statham’s a normal dude with a badass past, some atrocity happens in his general vicinity, and oh no time to break out the Uzis.
—Rebecca Pahle, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The other reason to believe in Broome didn’t really show itself against Ole Miss, but the dude can pass, with 5.8 dimes per 100 possessions this season and more than two assists for every turnover.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
But his resume features a lot of Boyle-esque data points — a local star who played at Pomona High, who won at UNC (89-71 career mark), a good dude with great local pipelines who could hit the ground running.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2025
In both films, Statham’s a normal dude with a badass past, some atrocity happens in his general vicinity, and oh no time to break out the Uzis.
—Rebecca Pahle, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The other reason to believe in Broome didn’t really show itself against Ole Miss, but the dude can pass, with 5.8 dimes per 100 possessions this season and more than two assists for every turnover.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
But his resume features a lot of Boyle-esque data points — a local star who played at Pomona High, who won at UNC (89-71 career mark), a good dude with great local pipelines who could hit the ground running.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dude
Noun
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Christina Haack and her new beau are soaking up the sun on vacation!—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Apparently Cline's character has had a rough day, so her beau tells her to go take a meditative bath (her bath bomb, conspicuously, happens to look a lot like blood).—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And with no apparent competition for the starting job, the redshirt junior can focus on his own game rather than competing with the guys around him.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Apr. 2025
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These guys fought savagely, just fought incredibly hard.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Generally portrayed as a male, Aslan was created as an allegory for Jesus by author C.S. Lewis.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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Those individuals were 70% Black and close to 80% male.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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Off the floor, the 6-foot-2 floor general carries himself like a true gentleman.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Frank This character doing all the heavy lifting to keep Rick’s ruse afloat and Sam Rockwell doing all the heavy lifting to keep this plot interesting: Thank you for your service, gentlemen.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Dude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dude. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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