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Recent Examples of gent
These gents don’t have much day-to-day stuff to do during the Olympics.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
The potency of the story is in how Felder, now 58, looks back on the totality of his life as an older gent, espousing wisdom that comes with age and self-interrogation.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
Bovino’s aggressive tactics have drawn intense criticism after federal gents shot and killed two people this month.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
Nichanian has an incredible knack for knowing exactly what modern gents want and delivers it in the best, most luxurious way.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
The potency of the story is in how Felder, now 58, looks back on the totality of his life as an older gent, espousing wisdom that comes with age and self-interrogation.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
Bovino’s aggressive tactics have drawn intense criticism after federal gents shot and killed two people this month.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
Nichanian has an incredible knack for knowing exactly what modern gents want and delivers it in the best, most luxurious way.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gent
Noun
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Either way, Netflix respectfully disagrees with the honorable gentleman from the former Republic of Texas, to put it nicely.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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This gentleman, unfortunately, succumbed to natural causes.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Many girls even change in their cars before games to avoid sharing locker rooms with biological males.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Investigators said officers found one person, an adult male, inside the vehicle that had crashed head-on into a tree in the median.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
Noun
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You guys went to see him and also gave his son a scholarship.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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One guy has a hairnet, but that’s about it.—
Akash Kapur,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
Noun
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As the surfing continued, vendors set up booths on the grassy knoll just off the beach, Hodad’s sold burgers from a portable outdoor kitchen and skater dudes built ramps in the beach parking lot for the Sunday skateboarding competition.—
Tony Le Calvez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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So, in the first movie, Vader is just some dude who betrayed Ben, killed Anakin, and now just kind of hangs out at the Death Star to motivate and/or intimidate the military.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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“Gent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gent. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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