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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
Intense conversations with a beau are on the horizon.
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Essence, 2 June 2025
Mack traded vows with her beau, a man TMZ identified only as Frank, earlier this month.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
In the photo, the new couple embraced, as Rodman kissed her beau on the cheek.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 5 June 2025
Megan is the first to suspect something amiss as these prominent participants disappear during the event, though at first no one believes her — including Lori, who’s distracted by the attention coming her way from Tiffany’s fed-up beau Tyler (David Iacono).
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 May 2025
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Essence, 2 June 2025
Mack traded vows with her beau, a man TMZ identified only as Frank, earlier this month.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
In the photo, the new couple embraced, as Rodman kissed her beau on the cheek.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 5 June 2025
Megan is the first to suspect something amiss as these prominent participants disappear during the event, though at first no one believes her — including Lori, who’s distracted by the attention coming her way from Tiffany’s fed-up beau Tyler (David Iacono).
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beau
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Prosecutors accused Read, 45, of hitting her boyfriend John O'Keefe with her Lexus SUV in a drunken rage and leaving him to die during a snowstorm on Jan. 29, 2022.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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Francesco recalled a visit from Elizabeth Taylor’s boyfriend who was quite enamored.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2025
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Work on getting rugs and maybe take your shoes off once in a while, but don’t let this dude bully you!—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Steven is a remarkably busy dude, though – not to say that these folks aren’t.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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“Beau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beau. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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