beaux

variants or beaus
plural of beau

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaux
Noun
  • In this laugh-a-minute romp, Keke Palmer and SZA star as two down-on-their-luck besties and roommates who discover (much too late) that one of their boyfriends squandered their rent money.
    James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The pressures of the war wear on the performers in different ways — the younger men grapple with the fear of being called up to serve, many of the women have boyfriends on the front lines and some of the older members have lost children in battle.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But there’s a reason that, as DeVille carefully tracks, the term indie evolved beyond the white-dudes-with-guitars stereotype to encompass a variety of rappers, R&B singers, and even low-wattage pop divas.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Believe me, rock and roll is just what a bunch of Black dudes did in East Texas, and no one’s giving them credit.
    Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Beaux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaux. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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