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as in blood brother
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Recent Examples of main man
Strikers Sam Smith arrived in January for a club record £2million and has since established himself as Wrexham’s main man up front.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Whether meeting a bad fate while trying to fix the ship or dying several times in vaccine trials (RIP Mickeys 12 to 16) our hard-luck main man navigates it all while being held in contempt by everyone around him besides his steely girlfriend Nasha (Naomi Ackie).
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
In the executive world, the big news this week was Max and Stewart’s scoop revealing the exit of Amazon MGM Studios‘ main man on the international front, James Farrell.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Congrats to all of them and, of course to my main man Sebastian Stan!
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Whether meeting a bad fate while trying to fix the ship or dying several times in vaccine trials (RIP Mickeys 12 to 16) our hard-luck main man navigates it all while being held in contempt by everyone around him besides his steely girlfriend Nasha (Naomi Ackie).
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
In the executive world, the big news this week was Max and Stewart’s scoop revealing the exit of Amazon MGM Studios‘ main man on the international front, James Farrell.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Congrats to all of them and, of course to my main man Sebastian Stan!
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for main man
Noun
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That big boy came straight up out of the water until his tail was a foot above its surface, then smacked back.—
Arthur Grahame,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2025
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This whole situation in the industry is like a big boy's club...—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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Known as the Lotus Elise's blood brother, the VX220 was built from 2000 to 2005.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 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
Noun
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Those big guns get thrown together on a top line when the Oilers need a spark, but have generally been split across the top-six over the last two rounds.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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There are big guns, big swords and, by the sound of it, a whole lot of crazy.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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As such, it should be seen not as a threat but as a junior partner in humanity’s ongoing relationship with the natural world.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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Dinos aren’t really a date night movie with 7% on a date, and those with a spouse/partner at 21%.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 July 2025
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Two of the children, ages 9 and 11, were transported down the mountain in a big wheel basket.—
Hannah Dreyfus,
AZCentral.com,
2 July 2025
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There was a man riding a toddler’s big wheel with a 40-ounce malt liquor bottle in one hand, and a woman wearing just a torn T-shirt was cursing up a storm.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Merrell Women's Moab 3 Mid Hiking Shoes Merrell Men's Moab 3 Hiking Shoes Unsurprisingly, my brother and I aren’t the only fans of these hiking shoes.—
Rebecca Shinners,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025
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Her 10-year-old son had been playing video games with his 4-year-old brother sleeping beside him when their mother came in and stabbed the older sibling, according to court documents obtained by WFLD.—
Mike Stunson
July 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 July 2025
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The tax credits were always seen as a giveaway to fat cats and big wigs.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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His dream is to become a loving, fat cat who stays indoors.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Luna Lunardi, 2, of Libertyville, sat on the shoulders of her father Steven near Luna’s sister Collins Jo, 4, and the children’s mother Margaret.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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The victims were connected to the shooter — Combs is the sister of the mother of House’s children, and Gumm is their mother.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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“Main man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/main%20man. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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