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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
Counterpart Brock Purdy, 25, struck a blow for savvy young dudes.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
George Kittle Elite receiver, elite blocker, total dude.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Roman also came up with canopy treking, hell biking, and generally is just an incredibly impressive outdoor dude.
—Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2025
Nas uses the occasion to reminisce about an era when rap dudes rocked concert stages surrounded by dozens of homies laughing, smoking weed, and throwing bows.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
George Kittle Elite receiver, elite blocker, total dude.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Roman also came up with canopy treking, hell biking, and generally is just an incredibly impressive outdoor dude.
—Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2025
Nas uses the occasion to reminisce about an era when rap dudes rocked concert stages surrounded by dozens of homies laughing, smoking weed, and throwing bows.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dude
Noun
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However, since then, the reality star has continued to show off her beau.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Her complicated grief deepens a rift with her teenage daughter Clara (Grace), whose college dreams and new beau (Thames) Morgan does not approve of.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wouldn’t be surprised if a few cheerleaders and equipment guys are looking to leave, too.—
Mac Engel
January 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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The guy in the back seat with me was just, like, trying to strike up small talk.—
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Upon arrival, officers found two deceased males inside the business.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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McManus did not identify the victims killed, but said two were males and one was female.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Friends, family and fellow rappers began mourning the loss of Oak Cliff rapper Zeethewizard on Monday, several days after he was shot along with four others at a Dallas gentlemen’s club while ringing in the new year.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Jan. 2026
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His father was a gentleman for all times in New York sports.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Dude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dude. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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