Thesaurus results for BLOKES

blokes

noun

plural of bloke, chiefly British

as in guys

an adult male human being a couple of friendly blokes offered to show us the sights of London

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Recent Examples of blokes Many have pondered why Mexicans and Mexican Americans have such an affinity for those blokes from across the pond. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Thirty-five years after the band was founded, the Gallaghers’ rise from working-class blokes to British rock gods in Oasis has become the stuff of music legend. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 The latter kicked off with four seasons of average blokes before finally welcoming a crop of celebrities earlier this year. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Those were the guys that brought home the Astros’ first World Series championship, as Henderson’s Brewers are trying to do for Milwaukee.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Milwaukee also developed such top guys as Brice Turang (1st round), Garrett Mitchell (1st round), Sal Frelick (1st round) and Cooper Pratt (6th round), among others.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of guys

Noun

The Secret Service found that nearly all of the attacks were carried out by males who acted alone.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Under Coventry, the most notable change came earlier this year, when the IOC explicitly banned biological males from women's sports.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of males

Noun

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the decidedly forgettable experience of falling for a phishing scam—or in this case, the simulation of one.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
This, ladies and gentlemen, is what’s known in the editing bay as foreshadowing.

— Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026

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