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as in people
a member of the human race
what would you guys like to order?
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Recent Examples of guys
Two guys sat on New York public transit, talking into little mics attached to their Metro cards.
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
You guys have pretty well done that on your own with a 50 percent divorce rate.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
This season on Survivor, guys from the aughts!
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
All the guys are really good guys.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Starting to work with acting coaches — Larry Moss, Howard Fine, Aaron Speiser, love those guys.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
But Drew Baldridge counters the idea that nice guys are losers.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
If Elsbeth doesn’t believe that the blameless Chop and his team of props guys did it, what about all of the men who like to visit Beryl at all hours of the evening?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Some guys got to be the tough guy.
—Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
You guys have pretty well done that on your own with a 50 percent divorce rate.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
This season on Survivor, guys from the aughts!
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
All the guys are really good guys.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Starting to work with acting coaches — Larry Moss, Howard Fine, Aaron Speiser, love those guys.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
But Drew Baldridge counters the idea that nice guys are losers.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
If Elsbeth doesn’t believe that the blameless Chop and his team of props guys did it, what about all of the men who like to visit Beryl at all hours of the evening?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Some guys got to be the tough guy.
—Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guys
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Zootopia 2 is strong across the board, with males under 25 leading in first choice and females under 25 leading in unaided, but males under 25 and women over 25 are strong as well.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, one other area where both Gaines and Navratilova align is on the issue of biological males in women's sports.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Campbell, one of the fastest men in college football, has six touchdown catches this season of 50 or more yards, including the 65-yard play that gave Sac State a 14-7 lead over the Vikings.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Two men have been arrested in connection with a fatal daytime shooting in Avondale.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Nov. 2025
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The guys who did this are good dudes.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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But for a glorious period, all that mattered were the dudes being dudes.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Those on nine-month contracts must devote 480 hours to instruction — which can include things like lab work, clinical work and internships in addition to lecture time — over the course of the contract.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Because, in waking life, the truth is that things haven’t been the same since the strain of raising two young kids started to wear on their parents.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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These gentlemen were told not to use their Native language.—
Tim Trudell,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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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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In the absence of whales, sucker fish avoid predators by seeking other large creatures to latch onto, including manta rays, dolphins and unlucky scuba divers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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That means algae could grow in larger volumes, feeding more creatures and even possibly shifting how carbon moves through the ocean.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These comments are important because our government must place premium in creating a society that respects human lives, secures its borders and protects its citizens.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Cambodian-French production, which had its world premiere in Tokyo, explores the lives of the Bunong people in Cambodia, an indigenous ethnic group that is under grave threat due to climate change.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Millennials, typically defined as individuals born between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s, are now at a point in their lives where their generational nostalgia is front and center.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
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Spirited, political, and deeply kind individuals, the Christos were passionately devoted to their artistic vision.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Guys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guys. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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