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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
The three guys off the bench came from Louisville, Gonzaga and Washington.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
You guys really seem to enjoy all the awards-season hoopla.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Now, those guys are a year along, more mature, have a better understanding and are settled in here.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
There’s not going to be a team the entire year that goes without losing their key guys for a stretch of time.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The guys, Jon Fishman describes it as the best sit-in ever.
—Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
Indeed, audiences embraced the clan and ended up cheering for the bad guys, Berg added.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
This man is still alive, your guys’ family is still alive.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
There are not a lot of guys in this league that have his stuff.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
You guys really seem to enjoy all the awards-season hoopla.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Now, those guys are a year along, more mature, have a better understanding and are settled in here.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
There’s not going to be a team the entire year that goes without losing their key guys for a stretch of time.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The guys, Jon Fishman describes it as the best sit-in ever.
—Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
Indeed, audiences embraced the clan and ended up cheering for the bad guys, Berg added.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
This man is still alive, your guys’ family is still alive.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026
There are not a lot of guys in this league that have his stuff.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guys
Noun
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By studying the brains of males of the species, researchers found that more aggressive males tended to have higher expression of a gene called Agouti than those that were more caring toward young mice.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2026
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The detectives determined the shooting stemmed from a fight involving a group of males.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ten men were arrested from Colombia, Nicaragua, Panama and Ecuador.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Jackson, who can quickly get inside to score, gives the team three big men, along with Lopez and rookie Yanic Konan Niederhauser, a luxury not many teams enjoy.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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People don’t talk about him as much because of the other dudes.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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While some folks have forgotten Tommy Shelby, plenty of others have not (shout out to the pub dudes who very much get it).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the past few months, however, things have changed.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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There’s something about studying real-life situations that have happened and then creating and imagining into this fictional kind of characterization of things.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 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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Amazingly, given that Napa estate deals usually involve years of planning and a multifaceted acquisition strategy, the entire purchase came as a complete surprise to these gentlemen, and none of them could have ever imagined such a thing in their wildest dreams.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Our status as creatures of God confers on us certain rights that can’t be handed over as part of the social contract, rights that are at once natural and inalienable.—
Christopher Beha,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Take a walk along one to spot the creatures that rely on it, and dip your feet in on a hot day to feel what heaven feels like.—
Becky Bartkowski,
AZCentral.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The house always wins Thaksin’s promise to improve the lives of the rural working classes, implement universal healthcare and subsidies for farmers earnt him a millions-strong following, particularly among his home base in the northeast.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ellen Rudolph and her husband, Steve Lewis, were still trying to repair their Pacific Palisades home and rebuild their lives after last year’s fires when, two months later, the devastating news came.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to one of the individuals familiar with the situation, Kimmel was prepared to deliver his monologue the night he was taken off the air and had planned to address the right-wing backlash to his remarks.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Because of the war in Ukraine, the IOC has allowed just a handful of Russian athletes to compete at the Milan Cortina Games as neutral individuals but no teams.—
Fernanda Figueroa,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Guys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guys. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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