variants
also fellers
as in guys
an adult male human being
these fellas are the hardest working bunch of players a manager could ever hope to have
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Recent Examples of fellas
Down the way, a bunch of young fellas were hooting and hollering.
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Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Their goaltending may be a bit of a question mark, but Rod Brind'Amour has those fellas playing so well that Ottawa never really stood a chance.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Hecht is a former walk-on who rose up the ranks in a K-State program known for churning out big, mean fellas.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Working with these fellas always brings the best out of me.
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026
While some students and staff seemed to appreciate the bots, plenty more did not, taking it upon themselves to vandalize, harass, and knock the fellas over at every opportunity.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
Time to pay big bucks for the big fellas.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
The Ruthless fellas are big on authenticity.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
The big fellas last met in January 2025, when Stockton narrowly beat Dyes 1-0 at a tournament.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Their goaltending may be a bit of a question mark, but Rod Brind'Amour has those fellas playing so well that Ottawa never really stood a chance.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Hecht is a former walk-on who rose up the ranks in a K-State program known for churning out big, mean fellas.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Working with these fellas always brings the best out of me.
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026
While some students and staff seemed to appreciate the bots, plenty more did not, taking it upon themselves to vandalize, harass, and knock the fellas over at every opportunity.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
Time to pay big bucks for the big fellas.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
The Ruthless fellas are big on authenticity.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
The big fellas last met in January 2025, when Stockton narrowly beat Dyes 1-0 at a tournament.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellas
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 second inning, back-to-back singles by Dalton Rushing and Alex Freeland – those guys at the bottom of the lineup – put two runners on when Ohtani sent another liner into the right field corner, this time for a triple.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Since only female mosquitoes bite, releasing males wouldn't increase the biting populations.—
Kimberly Miller,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The mass release of dud studs elbows out fertile males, preventing them from mating with females, which generally only mate once.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
Noun
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For gentlemen of that era, uncivil words were violence.—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 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
Noun
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Hopefully, the dudes buy into him.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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No sub-tweeting, no digs in the press, just two dudes with a minor disagreement hashing it out man-to-man and then moving on.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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“Fellas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellas. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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