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Recent Examples of gigolo
My dad was comfortable with that, as opposed to sometimes being the gigolo of the town with all the ladies or whatever, which is also hilarious.
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 23 July 2025
His Purple Highness Prince plays soulful expat Christopher Tracy, layabout by day, pianist by night and gigolo by later night.
—Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, Footwear News, 26 May 2025
Tabloids hinted at steamy extramarital affairs— perhaps a gigolo, a former love, a famous author, but nothing came of those speculations.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
The woman is wearing a chic Eres bikini; the man's suntan is nut brown, like a '70s gigolo.
—Vassi Chamberlain, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 23 July 2025
His Purple Highness Prince plays soulful expat Christopher Tracy, layabout by day, pianist by night and gigolo by later night.
—Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, Footwear News, 26 May 2025
Tabloids hinted at steamy extramarital affairs— perhaps a gigolo, a former love, a famous author, but nothing came of those speculations.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
The woman is wearing a chic Eres bikini; the man's suntan is nut brown, like a '70s gigolo.
—Vassi Chamberlain, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gigolo
Noun
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History buffs, avid hikers, music lovers, wine aficionados, and beach bums will all find a town to love in the Old Dominion.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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In addition to being sun lovers, many of the species on this list are heat- and drought-tolerant.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
Noun
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An escort is an adult, most often a young adult male, who forms a one-to-one bond with a particular pup once the kids are old enough to leave the den.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
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Moore stars as Aaron Eagle, a fetish camboy (online male escort) who agrees to spend the night with an anonymous client (Birney) and discovers a disturbing tie to his past.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
Noun
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With this tour, Hayes aimed to be America’s sweetheart.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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He has been married four times, starting in 1995 with his high school sweetheart, per Worst Ex Ever.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Fetterman was once a darling of the progressive flank of the Democratic Party in the lead-up to and during his 2022 campaign for Senate.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Reminiscent of the button-down shirt dresses of the 1950s, this darling dress embodies classic charm.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Miller also strategically employs the Pietà in his Confederate Women’s Monument, turning to Michelangelo’s later Depositional group from the Pietà Bandini, in which the dead Christ is not draped on Mary’s lap and knees but undulates across the bodies of his earthbound beloveds.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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But who, in this case, is the beloved?—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Yes, sweetie, sexy wormholes have entered the chat.—
Fiona Landers,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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Look into your sweetie’s eyes and say that your love is vaster than Jupiter.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Amankora's rotating dessert list includes homemade ice cream, fruit-forward sweets, and the occasional Bhutanese riff.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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But in joining a growing global hunt for ube, whose signature violet hue has taken over social media in drinks, cakes, and other sweets, Cesari realized that the actual root vegetable was much more elusive, particularly in the wake of its recent fame.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Sending such a valentine was a way for ordinary people to enforce social norms disguised as a joke.—
Melissa Chan,
Fortune,
14 Feb. 2026
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Classic handmade valentines conjure images of kindergarten and elementary school: funny little messages and cubbies stuffed with candy hearts.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Gigolo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gigolo. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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