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as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion
her new beau brought flowers when he picked her up for their first date
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as in dude
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
in his youth he had been a flashy beau and now has a clothing line
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Recent Examples of beau
Her longtime beau wore an all-black Dolce & Gabbana ensemble.
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
The 26-year-old singer and her actor beau made their red carpet debut on Sunday, smiling for cameras at the BAFTAs.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Over the past week, a 30-year-old TikTok personality with a famous actor beau showed up in an awful lot of front rows.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2026
On Friday night, Rihanna supported her beau at his brand AWGE’s third fashion show, previously staged in Paris.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 15 Feb. 2026
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
The 26-year-old singer and her actor beau made their red carpet debut on Sunday, smiling for cameras at the BAFTAs.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Over the past week, a 30-year-old TikTok personality with a famous actor beau showed up in an awful lot of front rows.
—Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2026
On Friday night, Rihanna supported her beau at his brand AWGE’s third fashion show, previously staged in Paris.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beau
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Officers broke down the door to Taylor's apartment, and her then-current boyfriend Kenneth Walker, who thought someone was breaking into the home, fired one shot with a handgun, striking an officer in the leg.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Markell Pierce's mother, 33-year-old Dominique Servant, and her boyfriend, 38-year-old Joey Ruffin, were charged in the 8-year-old's murder in February.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Sure, Ian and Rachel are making eyes at each other, but mostly, there is pus coming out of a dude’s arm.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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The latter is a direct shot at sexist record industry insiders, and some older dudes who come to their shows just to leer at them.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Beau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beau. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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