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as in beau
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
a dude given to sporting expensive suits and flashy jewelry
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Recent Examples of dude
If the plane goes down, my wife can at least bury the right dude in the family plot.
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
During his life, Kurgan was a bad dude, killing and raping, and taking the heads of many Immortals.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Yeah, that dude has to cover deep fly balls and pulled grounders in equal measure.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Hey, weren't there two dudes at your school who looked a hell of a lot alike?
—Jordan Hoffman Updated, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
During his life, Kurgan was a bad dude, killing and raping, and taking the heads of many Immortals.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Yeah, that dude has to cover deep fly balls and pulled grounders in equal measure.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Hey, weren't there two dudes at your school who looked a hell of a lot alike?
—Jordan Hoffman Updated, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dude
Noun
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Those accompanying videos, both of which feature her beau, actor Aaron Pierre, count 2.2 million and 1.2 million views, respectively, on YouTube.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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Tracing her whereabouts leads first to current beau Money (Method Man), who joins Jaxen in the search.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With a pair of catwalks jutting from the oval stage, the guys roam into the crowd, all while hitting their dance moves, and blending their upbeat pop anthems with the sappier ballads that made them into a heartthrob collective.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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How a 'Mad Dogs' concert film led to the Tedeschi Trucks Band Q: You guys definitely captured a bit of the magic.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One interview saw Burgess present still images, allegedly from the videos, in which Justin Bieber was shown kissing an unidentified male.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
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As students boarded buses at the West Side Leadership Academy in Gary Tuesday afternoon, police and school security officers arrested an unidentified male who officials said was armed with a gun.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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Ladies are asked to wear dresses, skirts, blouses, dress sweaters, or dress slacks, while gentlemen are required to wear a suit or sport coat, necktie, and dress pants.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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No gentleman’s agreement that Gibbs-White can move on in the future.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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“Dude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dude. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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