as in dude
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
the glitter rock of the 1970s seemed more about mascaraed macaronis than about music
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Recent Examples of macaroni
Drain macaroni and return noodles to pot.
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Cooked rice or small pasta like macaroni can stand in just fine.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
Proteins are served with white rice and macaroni salad.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
The meals consisted of macaroni, rice and beans in shelf-stable packaging.
—Jessica Riley, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Cooked rice or small pasta like macaroni can stand in just fine.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
Proteins are served with white rice and macaroni salad.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
The meals consisted of macaroni, rice and beans in shelf-stable packaging.
—Jessica Riley, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for macaroni
Recent Examples of Synonyms for macaroni
Noun
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But while the big burly dude alliance might be the strategic headline, the interesting stuff was with the women.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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The 14 cents thing was unnecessary, dude.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The frontrunners are Vanity Fair cover star Kylie Jenner and her nominated beau Timothée Chalamet, who has been the butt of the joke all night for his opera and ballet comments.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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When the host called out DiCaprio as the King of Memes and took the opportunity to make a new one, viewers could spot Ceretti sitting beside the 51-year-old and laughing at her beau's predicament.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The New Yorker loves and fetishizes its traditions (the monocled fop Eustace Tilley, that stately but sensual Adobe Caslon font), but the magazine’s ultimate tradition is cutting through the scrim of contemporary noise to look reality in the eye, presenting it to the reader with a no-fuss vibrance.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 Dec. 2025
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The film chronicles a rich fop who studies a magic manual and teaches himself how to achieve X-ray vision and clairvoyance.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2023
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“Macaroni.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macaroni. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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