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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
There’s a new promo picture going around showing a Dusty Milligan with facial hair (see: above) — and listen, not to besmirch his infinity-pool jawline, but the dude looks so much better with that scruff.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Name Mark Bryan Best known for Lead-guitarist, Hootie & the Blowfish
Current city Denver
Really want to be in Denver, rocking Fiddler’s Green on tour with my dudes.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2024
This one definitely goes to 11: Two teenage rocker dudes – who yearn to add some excitement to their lives – delve into black magic and accidentally conjure a demonic entity known as The Blind One.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
The dude sucks, and Cuarón isn’t even trying to hide it.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Name Mark Bryan Best known for Lead-guitarist, Hootie & the Blowfish
Current city Denver
Really want to be in Denver, rocking Fiddler’s Green on tour with my dudes.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2024
This one definitely goes to 11: Two teenage rocker dudes – who yearn to add some excitement to their lives – delve into black magic and accidentally conjure a demonic entity known as The Blind One.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
The dude sucks, and Cuarón isn’t even trying to hide it.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dude
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Currently in domestic bliss with longtime beau A$AP Rocky and their two sons, RZA, 2, and Riot, 1, Riri has popped back into music for two major moments since the turn of the decade.Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
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Megan Fox is pregnant and expecting a very emo baby with her on-and-off beau Machine Gun Kelly (or, sorry, mgk).Justin Curto, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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Not necessarily as the guy who’s getting the ball, but boxing out, being in the right spot.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The guys had so many good words to support me from the first day.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Australia's best teams since that golden age - 2017 and 2023 - were gallant and stole victories but ultimately fell short.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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The only person Lorelei knows must be innocent is her longtime academic rival, the insufferably gallant and maddeningly beautiful Sylvia von Wolff.Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
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Of course, there’s Sharon Stone in Casino, Margot Robbie in Wolf of Wall Street, or, most recently, Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon, but the bulk of his work focuses on the perils of committing crime while male.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Concerned about gender transitions for children or about biological males playing on girls’ sports teams?Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The Home for Retired Bears, benignly administered by the musical nuns, resembles an island gentlemen’s club in early Bond movies: think cane furniture, the wistful whiff of Empire and a faintly sinister air.Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Forbes estimates her net worth, along with second gentleman Doug Emhoff, at about $8 million, up from $7 million in 2021.Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Dude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dude. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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