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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 beau and companion was asleep on his board in the middle of the lagoon.
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Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Sweeney’s casual beau, Scooter Braun.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
Apparently, someone had sent her longtime beau Slade an embarrassing tape of a song that Tamra had recorded, badly, in a studio at some point in the past.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
From Selena Gomez and her beau, Benny Blanco, to Walton Goggins and his wife, Nadia Conners, to Jason Segel and his fiancée, Kayla Radomsk, these stars shone brighter with their significant others next to them.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Sweeney’s casual beau, Scooter Braun.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
Apparently, someone had sent her longtime beau Slade an embarrassing tape of a song that Tamra had recorded, badly, in a studio at some point in the past.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
From Selena Gomez and her beau, Benny Blanco, to Walton Goggins and his wife, Nadia Conners, to Jason Segel and his fiancée, Kayla Radomsk, these stars shone brighter with their significant others next to them.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beau
Noun
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Back inside, her boyfriend let the dogs out of their crates and brought tea and Diet Cokes for us.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The following year, Nelson followed her boyfriend to Mississippi for his standout season at Ole Miss, before the pair started focusing their sights on the upcoming NFL draft.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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He was stuck between Kim Novak and a wall on one side and a four-hundred-pound dude on the other.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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But for a glorious period, all that mattered were the dudes being dudes.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Beau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beau. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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