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as in dudes
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
that dandy was willing to spend all day and hundreds of dollars just to get the perfect pair of shoes
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2
as in beauties
something very good of its kind
that new PDA is a dandy
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Recent Examples of dandies
Carousing dandies like Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and Oasis' Liam Gallagher also know that rock stars should be larger than life; their Union Jerk high jinks were refreshing after years of fame-shy American alt-rockers.
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Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dandies
Noun
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The guys who did this are good dudes.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 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
Noun
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Give me rather fair Nature’s beauties shed abroad to my view, and ‘twill lend a charm to everything.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The best office chairs on Amazon can fix that, ranging from our favorite overall, Herman Miller’s Aeron Office Chair, to ergonomic beauties from Branch, Flexispot, and Haworth that come cosigned by AD staffers.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Blending Sufi classics, absurdist dreams, careful mathematical calculations and lyrical narratives, Ismailov invents an ingenious transnational poetics of love and longing for the digital age.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The project follows the story of an undocumented immigrant who has always relied heavily on her legal daughter to get through life in America, but everything begins to change when her daughter wants to pursue her own dreams.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, the peaches were either sold as individual pieces of fruit bearing PLU (Price Look-Up) stickers or as multi-packs.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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For anyone still soaking up the flavors of fresh peaches before giving in to pumpkin spice, check your produce drawer.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Dandies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dandies. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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