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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
We were blessed that people still accepted us as those underground dudes that still got bars.
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Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 21 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
The Steelers-Bengals game presents an incredible nod to human potential, and a great chance to see two old dudes – both of whom just happen to be Super Bowl-winning QBs like Brady and Brees – duke it out.
—Coy Wire, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Teoscar, one of the great dudes in the game.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
But in his extended scene with Leto’s Ares, the two cool dudes groove on each other’s mystique, leaving Flynn tickled to witness his prediction of an AI-human interface coming to pass.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Anyhoodle, the three dudes went to a clearing and saw hanging net buckets and a stack of coconuts.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Who cares about Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts when there are dudes like Shane Falco and Rod Tidwell?
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 21 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
The Steelers-Bengals game presents an incredible nod to human potential, and a great chance to see two old dudes – both of whom just happen to be Super Bowl-winning QBs like Brady and Brees – duke it out.
—Coy Wire, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Teoscar, one of the great dudes in the game.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
But in his extended scene with Leto’s Ares, the two cool dudes groove on each other’s mystique, leaving Flynn tickled to witness his prediction of an AI-human interface coming to pass.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Anyhoodle, the three dudes went to a clearing and saw hanging net buckets and a stack of coconuts.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Who cares about Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts when there are dudes like Shane Falco and Rod Tidwell?
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dudes
Noun
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The house on Green Street belonged to the guys in a punk-metal crossover band called Meltdown.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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But while guys like Payton Tolle, Connelly Early and Hunter Dobbins were garnering headlines, one of Boston’s best young arms toiled largely out of public view.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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But letting them in was still a better idea than sitting here at her table, scrolling her phone, waiting for several thousand bucks to miraculously drop in her lap.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The bike plus the dual-battery extender package has a list price of $1,999, but again is available for a hundred bucks off at the time of writing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2025
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Trump signed an executive order to prohibit schools from allowing biological males to play in girls' sports in February, but the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) has persistently defied it.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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In stark contrast, Saint Bernards can reach 28–30 inches for males and 26–28 inches for females, with males weighing 140–180 pounds and females 120–140 pounds.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Mid-Century Modern follows three gay gentlemen of a certain age (Lane, Bomer, Graham) who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs, where the wealthiest one lives with his mother (Lavin).—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Dudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dudes. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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