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Recent Examples of fella
En route to his Week 10 assignment in Tampa in 2001, Fox’s lead NFL analyst may have been preaching to the choir—the reporter who took down those words was with the Chicago Tribune—but the big fella seated at the front of the Madden Cruiser wasn’t just playing up the hype man role.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2026
So, yeah, the late-night fellas got together this week with the only other people who understand That Life.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Then imagine what would have happened when Sophi (who was enlisted by the fellas to help by this point) found the box.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
The young fella is putting it together tonight.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2026
So, yeah, the late-night fellas got together this week with the only other people who understand That Life.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Then imagine what would have happened when Sophi (who was enlisted by the fellas to help by this point) found the box.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
The young fella is putting it together tonight.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fella
Noun
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It’s trickled down to the regular professional player, to guys ranked 40 or 50 in the world.—
Patrick McEnroe,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Projects more as a slot guy at the next level and may need to show his ability to be impactful at multiple positions to move up the draft board.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Distinguished gentlemen boasting dashing Hessian boots and tall beaver hats.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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To give you a sense of what happens here, it was given to me by this gentleman as a everybody kept it secret until Sunday afternoon.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The male has binoculars scanning the sea, while the female guard is in action, as if jumping off of a tower, fins and buoy in hand.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Investigators said a vehicle struck two adult male pedestrians.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But the dudes can take a victory lap today, celebrating the nomination of Joseph Kosinski’s swaggering, vroom-vroom sports movie.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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The dragon dude is everywhere at Epcot and all over the souvenir merchandise, including apparel, backpacks and drinking vessels.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Fella.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fella. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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