as in hunk
a physically attractive man
she promised her friend that the blind date would be a real stud
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Recent Examples of stud
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Along with other trompe l’oeil items, bags cinched with belts, or embellished with leather, chainmail, or studs also made their mark during fashion month.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2025
Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Among the 15,000 to 20,000 artifacts waiting to be explored is a copy of the Omar Khayyam studded with 1,500 emeralds, rubies, amethysts and topazes set in gold, the trunks of first-class passengers and perhaps the greatest treasure of all: 3,364 bags of mail stuffed with seven million letters.
—Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Still, some pitchers were not too happy, including Brewers stud reliever Trevor Megill, who watched his teammates have issues throughout the weekend.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Along with other trompe l’oeil items, bags cinched with belts, or embellished with leather, chainmail, or studs also made their mark during fashion month.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
Built with concrete and latticed brickwork and studded with stick-in-your-mind design elements, like a dramatic burgundy tile motif, the 39-room property inserts sophistication in between the beachwear boutiques and fish taco grill-outs.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Among the 15,000 to 20,000 artifacts waiting to be explored is a copy of the Omar Khayyam studded with 1,500 emeralds, rubies, amethysts and topazes set in gold, the trunks of first-class passengers and perhaps the greatest treasure of all: 3,364 bags of mail stuffed with seven million letters.
—Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stud
Noun
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New cast members include Oscar nominee Allison Janney, Italian hunk Michele Morrone, and Glee star Alex Newell.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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As a result, and unlike most hunks of space junk that re-enter, this half-ton oven-sized beast is likely to impact the surface of Earth.—
Eric Mack,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Rose striped a drive down the right side, McIlroy matched him down the middle.—
Dave Skretta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2025
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Needing a par on No. 18, McIlroy striped his drive, but just hung his wedge approach out to the right and into the green side bunker.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Earlier this month, SCOTUS lifted an injunction that barred deportations under the AEA and ruled that any person the administration sought to deport under the proclamation must be given due process.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Officers cleaned up blood along the sidewalk behind yellow tape barring off a part of the crime scene near the student union in the early evening hours after the shooting.—
Graham Hurley, Aaron Fisher and Katherine Jennings,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Lyrid meteor shower has been active since April 17, but the bright fireballs have yet to hit their peak in activity while streaking through the sky.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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One Mil managed to fly away before explosives-laden drones streaked in to finish off the two that didn’t escape.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The island is home to over 260 bird species, as well as other animals like alligators and foxes.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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The foxes, however, eat the hares and thus limit their population.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Since starting in 2021, 40 volunteers have documented 82 species of birds, banding 7,125.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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So far, East Himalayan banded wolf snakes have only been found in three sites of northern Myanmar and Tibet, an autonomous region controlled by China, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The filmmakers ensure that viewers similar in age to the kids on screen get an eyeful of what those robotics gatherings are like for their contestants, who arrive from all over the globe.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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Overall, Printemps New York is a multifaceted, visual eyeful, where the architecture and decor might overwhelm the merchandise for some.—
David Moin,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services had recommended that investors vote against the payouts, expressing concerns about the process used to set the compensation.—
Saeed Azhar and Arasu Kannagi Basil,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Any final arrangement must set a framework for peace, stability, and prosperity in the Middle East — meaning that Iran must stop and eliminate its nuclear enrichment and weaponization program.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Stud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stud. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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