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as in bucks
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 dudes
The guys who did this are good dudes.
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Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
But for a glorious period, all that mattered were the dudes being dudes.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Brad Cook, who produced Waxahatchee’s last few records, is the latest in the long list of hip dudes paired with Staples over the past few decades.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
The bounty hunter kills some random dudes who are dumb enough to cross him and steals a Falka doll from some little girls who have adopted the Rats as folk heroes.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Sections of shirtless dudes have taken the sport by storm this month.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Those are two dudes [CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens], and the other guys are as well.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
The star running back admitted to throwing up several times during the game, which is roughly par for dudes at Lambeau Field.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Teoscar, one of the great dudes in the game.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
But for a glorious period, all that mattered were the dudes being dudes.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Brad Cook, who produced Waxahatchee’s last few records, is the latest in the long list of hip dudes paired with Staples over the past few decades.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
The bounty hunter kills some random dudes who are dumb enough to cross him and steals a Falka doll from some little girls who have adopted the Rats as folk heroes.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Sections of shirtless dudes have taken the sport by storm this month.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Those are two dudes [CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens], and the other guys are as well.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
The star running back admitted to throwing up several times during the game, which is roughly par for dudes at Lambeau Field.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Teoscar, one of the great dudes in the game.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dudes
Noun
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This timeless sweater dress is reminiscent of Cameron Diaz’s character in The Holiday, and you’re bound to look like a million bucks wearing it.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Brockermeyer family is one of the most prominent football names in the history of Fort Worth, but its connection to TCU was severed over a few hundred thousand bucks.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Two guys sat on New York public transit, talking into little mics attached to their Metro cards.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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You guys have pretty well done that on your own with a 50 percent divorce rate.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Zootopia 2 is strong across the board, with males under 25 leading in first choice and females under 25 leading in unaided, but males under 25 and women over 25 are strong as well.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, one other area where both Gaines and Navratilova align is on the issue of biological males in women's sports.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These gentlemen were told not to use their Native language.—
Tim Trudell,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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As a rule, royal governors were gentlemen, if not always gentlemen with experience.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Dudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dudes. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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