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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
Next up, a thirty-something dude—we’ll call him Jake.
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
The Doctor will be sillier or more serious, calmer or crazier, more physical or more cerebral, and never again necessarily a white dude.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Netflix also will not share Hauser’s character, so in all likelihood the dude is voicing the dog.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
While Tobias was a good guy, one of his alternate personalities, Raphael, was one seriously bad dude.
—Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
The Doctor will be sillier or more serious, calmer or crazier, more physical or more cerebral, and never again necessarily a white dude.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Netflix also will not share Hauser’s character, so in all likelihood the dude is voicing the dog.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
While Tobias was a good guy, one of his alternate personalities, Raphael, was one seriously bad dude.
—Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dude
Noun
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Camila Cabello has split from her billionaire beau, according to widespread media reports.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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The duo became Instagram official in December, when Perry posted a collection of photos and videos from her time in Tokyo, which included quality time with her beau.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Noun
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When early goals by both teams were denied by offside calls, the aggrieved fans jeered and whistled — the equivalent of Chiefs fans booing pass interference against their guy.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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What would a deal look like that would get some of these guys to Cleveland?—
Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Noun
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There, an adult male was suffering from an apparent gunshot.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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Two districts, Ann Arbor Public Schools and Monroe Public Schools, are being investigated for allegedly allowing biological males to compete against girls.—
Ryan Morik OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Well, first of all, the idea that these three gentlemen that have very little background in terms of negotiations or the technical nature of nuclear negotiations going against a hardened Iranian team that's been doing this for decades.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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And there was one other gentleman, this was so cute.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
13 June 2026
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“Dude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dude. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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