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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
In the Sixties, all the English dudes revered the lineage of Black American music.
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St. Vincent, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
And with the amount of balls that that dude ran down Atlanta, that doesn’t surprise me in the least.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
From left, stalwart Fast/Furious gun molls Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez, who know their way around all sorts of fancy cars, not to mention firearms, breezily support central good/bad dude Vin Diesel, who’s doing his best professional bowling imitation for the paparazzi.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Carter went right into Rip mode, beating up this abusive dude.
—William Earl, Variety, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for dude
St. Vincent, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
And with the amount of balls that that dude ran down Atlanta, that doesn’t surprise me in the least.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
From left, stalwart Fast/Furious gun molls Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez, who know their way around all sorts of fancy cars, not to mention firearms, breezily support central good/bad dude Vin Diesel, who’s doing his best professional bowling imitation for the paparazzi.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Carter went right into Rip mode, beating up this abusive dude.
—William Earl, Variety, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dude
Noun
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Horror star Maika Monroe is with her beau Dalton Gomez.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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Win or lose, Paulina has always been a huge support system for her beau.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Take Danielle, for instance, who dated Robert and a number of guys who barely appeared during her time on the show.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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In the past few months you guys have been all over both social and traditional media.—
Carita Rizzo,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
Noun
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In one instance, a male had missed 50 meals.—
Julia Ainsley,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Two mountain lion kittens — a male and a female — were fatally struck on Southland roadways within two days of each other, it was announced Thursday.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Ryan Gosling, 2024 The original gentleman who preferred blondes?—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Deborah Vance, who did NOT die, ladies and gentlemen and they/thems!—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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“Dude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dude. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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