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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
My dude has jumped into candles, on the stove, out our 2 story bedroom window.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Lucy, who knows everything there is about marketability in the game of courtship, falls for the ultimate unicorn in Pedro Pascal’s ultimate rich dude, Harry.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 June 2025
Those viral moments shifted her audience away from indie-loving Pitchfork dudes and toward a younger, more female crowd; her recent shows have been marked by throngs of adoring fangirls.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 5 June 2025
The recognizable beat plays as two muscled dudes take apart the front room of a two-story house.
—Bob Verini, Variety, 4 June 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Lucy, who knows everything there is about marketability in the game of courtship, falls for the ultimate unicorn in Pedro Pascal’s ultimate rich dude, Harry.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 June 2025
Those viral moments shifted her audience away from indie-loving Pitchfork dudes and toward a younger, more female crowd; her recent shows have been marked by throngs of adoring fangirls.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 5 June 2025
The recognizable beat plays as two muscled dudes take apart the front room of a two-story house.
—Bob Verini, Variety, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dude
Noun
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Mack traded vows with her beau, a man TMZ identified only as Frank, earlier this month.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
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In the photo, the new couple embraced, as Rodman kissed her beau on the cheek.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Usually, all these guys are practicing before the set in the evening.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
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While the fan messages did make the guys laugh, a lot of it was thanks to their ribbing of each other and themselves.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The suspect is described as a male in his 30s, last seen wearing a dark-colored jacket and black pants.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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By gender, similar disparities to 2023 remained, with males having a rate more than four times that of females.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Ironically, the gentleman is an elementary school principal.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
24 June 2025
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The elegant procession of gentlemen dressed in designer Simon Holloway’s modern English menswear wardrobe was transporting.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
23 June 2025
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“Dude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dude. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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