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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
That dude was sinking fast and the R's pretty much sent him the tugboat and life jacket.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
The beauty is, what either of these major dudes will tell you (or in Dylan’s case, not explain at all) is not wrong for them.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 June 2026
This intensive five-day retreat welcomes only America’s dudes, bros, lads, sons and fathers.
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Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Everywhere, dudes remembered guys.
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Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
The beauty is, what either of these major dudes will tell you (or in Dylan’s case, not explain at all) is not wrong for them.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 June 2026
This intensive five-day retreat welcomes only America’s dudes, bros, lads, sons and fathers.
—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Everywhere, dudes remembered guys.
—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dude
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In addition to a potential new beau, Randolph wants Ainsley to find herself in season 3.
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At the top of her list is a new beau.
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After a lengthy, wide-ranging search for their next coach, the Portland Trail Blazers have chosen one of the guys already at the front of the line.
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Alcantara has never been known as a strikeout guy.
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Witnesses reported the suspects as two males in a 1990s white, two-door sedan, similar to a Honda Accord, with tinted windows, police said.
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That’s compared with 5% of cisgender male and 11% of cisgender female students.
Noun
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Take The Music Lesson, a study of a young woman playing the virginal, closely watched by a gentleman, which Graham-Dixon reads as a depiction of Collegiants chastely performing and singing psalms.
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That is some business that the gentlemen are discussing.
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“Dude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dude. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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