main man

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Recent Examples of main man Strikers Sam Smith arrived in January for a club record £2million and has since established himself as Wrexham’s main man up front. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025 Whether meeting a bad fate while trying to fix the ship or dying several times in vaccine trials (RIP Mickeys 12 to 16) our hard-luck main man navigates it all while being held in contempt by everyone around him besides his steely girlfriend Nasha (Naomi Ackie). Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025 In the executive world, the big news this week was Max and Stewart’s scoop revealing the exit of Amazon MGM Studios‘ main man on the international front, James Farrell. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025 The defender signed a five-year contract last summer, so Fulham can demand a substantial fee for one of their main men. Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for main man
Recent Examples of Synonyms for main man
Noun
  • That big boy came straight up out of the water until his tail was a foot above its surface, then smacked back.
    Arthur Grahame, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2025
  • This whole situation in the industry is like a big boy's club...
    Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Trending The Milli Vanilli story is a lot like how Monsters presents Erik and Lyle: two blood brothers trapped in a miserable lie, with nobody to trust except each other, vulnerable but hiding behind a glam facade.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Known as the Lotus Elise's blood brother, the VX220 was built from 2000 to 2005.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The battleship used to rule the seas thanks to big guns and thick armor, was displaced by the aircraft carrier.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • But there was a gun, a big gun, with lots of bullets and we are left with grief and the funerals for the four New Yorkers who were taken from us.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This report contains results from surveys and population estimation methods conducted by Fish and Wildlife, Canadian Wildlife Service and numerous state and provincial partners.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
  • My office and our partners will continue to hold fully accountable anyone seeking to compromise the national security of the United States.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Still, expect short overhangs and big wheels, even if not quite the size of these absurdly chrome 24-inchers.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The Lyriq’s long nose and roof create a sporty profile that’s emphasized by big wheel openings with subtle fender flares and a steeply raked rear window.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Belly is a sweet everygirl upon whom viewers can seamlessly project, but as my colleague Elise Taylor astutely argued, her identity is all too bound up in the Fisher brothers.
    Vogue, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Emma's father, actor Eric Roberts, is Julia's older brother.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On the plus side of this arrangement, 11-team leagues at this level will also keep the power conference fat cats happy by limiting the additional auto-bids doled out to mid- and low-majors.
    Jim Root, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The tax credits were always seen as a giveaway to fat cats and big wigs.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • The sisters try to dispose of the body and erase the evidence, but their journey reveals some deeper, darker secrets about their community.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • His sister was the family archivist and quite literally just had a box of undeveloped film.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Main man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/main%20man. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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