as in guys
an adult male human being
two tough-looking hombres sauntered into the bar and ordered … lemonade
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Recent Examples of hombres
Only 46% of us hombres are up to-date, compared with 60% of white men, 61% of Puerto Ricans and 49% of Central and South Americans, according to the American Cancer Society.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
As the leader of a ragtag group of hombres out to defend a helpless community from a violent sociopath (Peter Sarsgaard), Denzel shoots for the strong, silent type but winds up somewhere between dull and bored.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
As the leader of a ragtag group of hombres out to defend a helpless community from a violent sociopath (Peter Sarsgaard), Denzel shoots for the strong, silent type but winds up somewhere between dull and bored.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hombres
Noun
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My job is to help the guys put them in environments and situations to be better.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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He’s been working hard with the pitching guys too.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
Noun
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While black bears are the smallest bear in North America, according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife, males can get up to about 500 pounds, with most bears weighing between 100 and 400.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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While the sterile insect release method relies primarily on sterile males reproducing with wild females, sterile male and female flies are often released at once for practical reasons.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
10 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
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Warfare costars Charles Melton and Michael Gandolfini are two dapper dudes at IndieWire TV Honors 2026 on June 4 in Los Angeles.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Screams famous-old-dudes en vacances!—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Hombres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hombres. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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