babe

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as in doll
slang a physically attractive person an ad for a beach resort depicting tanned babes of both sexes

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Recent Examples of babe Happy 2 year anniversary, babe! Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 The rash of lad mags, crowded with bikini babes and bad advice for dudes, actively influenced the lads to be more sexist; studies showed that exposure to fashion magazines in the 1990s seemed to make girls hate themselves. Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025 But that’s an easy question, babe. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025 The media babes gave its award to Katie Lobosco, reporter for Tax Notes. Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for babe
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Noun
  • The blind spots of breakthrough technologies Like most of his peers, Farley sees AI’s potential for everything from improving warranty processes to training novice technicians to repair complex engines.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The novice user will rely on a single, default tool.
    Marco Argenti, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the post, Erin included new photos of her, her baby son and her husband to commemorate Henry's first month earthside.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • There are certainly families ready to adopt the babies surrendered in these boxes.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Of course Swift’s legion of devotees would scoff at the notion that their heroine was anything but a pop goddess, their very own Glinda the Good Witch sent to comfort with lyrical poetry and aid crumpled hearts.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Later in the show, fashion goddess Tracee Ellis Ross stops by the Paris studio straight from the Dior show!
    Alexandra Di Palma, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their streets are lined with lush trees and their Victorian homes are like doll houses, painted in pastels and boasting masterful woodwork that draws crowds of admirers.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Despite the recent popularity of Labubu dolls, the critters — according to POP MART's official website, which sells Labubu and other blind box toys — originated in 2015 thanks to artist Kasing Lung, who created a trio of picture books inspired by Nordic mythology.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Showcase the messy beginner stage, on social media, to your close circles of friends — not just the end product.
    Sinéad O'Sullivan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This form of exercise is suitable for all fitness levels, especially beginners.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Morris, 64, entered guilty pleas to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child in an Osage County courtroom.
    Nolan Clay, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Some schools offer tuition discounts if multiple children from the same family are enrolled.
    Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Shop it in twin, full/queen, and king/California king sizes while it’s discounted.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Generic 3-Bedroom Prefab Tiny Home The tiny home is fully customizable, but the layout my teens like has three bedrooms, each fitting a full- to queen-sized bed, a living room, a full kitchen, and one bathroom with a stunning marble-like shower.
    Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Fanny and Stella, middle-class lovelies in hoop skirts, engage in a warm embrace.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
  • In an early scene, poor Christian attends a dating event, having gamed the system, with his perfect numerical logic, so that all the potential lovelies are lined up at his table.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Babe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babe. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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