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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
Saw the dude in the street, lifted (the gun) up at me.
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Mike Toole, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Again — tough, tough, tough dude.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
As the surfing continued, vendors set up booths on the grassy knoll just off the beach, Hodad’s sold burgers from a portable outdoor kitchen and skater dudes built ramps in the beach parking lot for the Sunday skateboarding competition.
—Tony Le Calvez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
So, in the first movie, Vader is just some dude who betrayed Ben, killed Anakin, and now just kind of hangs out at the Death Star to motivate and/or intimidate the military.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for dude
Mike Toole, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Again — tough, tough, tough dude.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
As the surfing continued, vendors set up booths on the grassy knoll just off the beach, Hodad’s sold burgers from a portable outdoor kitchen and skater dudes built ramps in the beach parking lot for the Sunday skateboarding competition.
—Tony Le Calvez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
So, in the first movie, Vader is just some dude who betrayed Ben, killed Anakin, and now just kind of hangs out at the Death Star to motivate and/or intimidate the military.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dude
Noun
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While on vacation in Tokyo with her kids and new beau Lewis Hamilton, Kardashian snapped a goofy selfie with her baby boy.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Lothar’s hackles were raised when Silvia’s beau made antisemitic remarks—and mentioned that his father, Ricardo Klement, had served under Adolf Hitler.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
Noun
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You guys went to see him and also gave his son a scholarship.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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One guy has a hairnet, but that’s about it.—
Akash Kapur,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Like seahorses, females are larger and males brood eggs, Short says.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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Witnesses reported seeing a group of males fighting in the area just before the incident.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Either way, Netflix respectfully disagrees with the honorable gentleman from the former Republic of Texas, to put it nicely.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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This gentleman, unfortunately, succumbed to natural causes.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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“Dude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dude. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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