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as in blood brother
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Recent Examples of main man
But for the Milwaukee Bucks, their main man was nowhere to be seen.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
In effect, Modi had gone from being America’s main man to playing third banana at China’s banquet.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Yes, the franchise's main man, Keanu Reeves, shows up as well, but the action flick keeps its focus on de Armas' dancer/assassin as she's introduced into a dangerous landscape and then goes rogue on a revenge mission.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Ndiaye and Harrison have both been tried there this summer, but dispensing with Doucoure would require Dyche to shed some caution and move away from one of his main men.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
In effect, Modi had gone from being America’s main man to playing third banana at China’s banquet.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Yes, the franchise's main man, Keanu Reeves, shows up as well, but the action flick keeps its focus on de Armas' dancer/assassin as she's introduced into a dangerous landscape and then goes rogue on a revenge mission.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 July 2025
Ndiaye and Harrison have both been tried there this summer, but dispensing with Doucoure would require Dyche to shed some caution and move away from one of his main men.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for main man
Noun
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Only little boys are called big boys.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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There are big boys throwing their weight around, and there are wild skinnies with flying arms and spinning back-kicks, chopping out their emergency version of personal space.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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In the first Manitou film, Herbig played Abahachi, chief of the Apache, who is inseparable from his blood brother Ranger (Christian Tramitz) since the latter saved Abahachi from a speeding train at an unguarded railroad crossing.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Dec. 2025
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The film examines the exhilarating and uncanny experience of meeting a blood brother for the first time in adulthood.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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The comedy big guns come out to pay their respects to the groundbreaking genius whose comedy is still radical — Ben Stiller, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Dave Chappelle, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman are just a few.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sunday’s iteration – David Pastrnak-Pavel Zacha-Casey Mittelstadt – finished minus-2 and were outplayed by the Sens’ big guns.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
22 Dec. 2025
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Noah Reid as Patrick Brewer On Schitt's Creek, Noah Reid played Patrick Brewer, David's husband and business partner.—
Ilana Frost,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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After a dispute with his business partner, Valente left the business and went to apprentice with Shige Tokita, who first brought sushi to Sacramento in the 1970s.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The cars that Geely showcased at CES, in Las Vegas, were large SUVs with big wheels, opulent interiors, and three rows of seats—not unlike a Ford Explorer.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Anyone who has flown over or driven by farms in arid states – as close to Ohio as Indiana – has seen the crop circles and the big sprinkler pipes that move on big wheels.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Nov. 2025
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On Monday, three brothers, all under 10 years old, died after falling through the ice on a pond in Bonham, about 60 miles northeast of Dallas.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Katharine and her older brother George were raised by their mother, a widow, who was also named Katharine.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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Readers of the Herald’s reports on public payroll fat cats are familiar with the lofty salaries doled out at the University of Massachusetts, aka The One Percent.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
18 Jan. 2026
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Nah, that's for the fat cats and money-grubbers.—
Steph Wagner,
CNBC,
1 Jan. 2026
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Sajwan has no direct stakes in UltraGreen, but his sister Indu Rawat and her husband Mahipal Singh Rawat are the ultimate beneficiaries of the windfall through The Saul Trust.—
Bernadette Toh,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Barry’s little sister, who answered the call, was terrified.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Main man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/main%20man. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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