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Recent Examples of playboy
Furthermore, at his funeral, Juliet learns that Romeo was quite the playboy and had a host of other relationships — not just with other females.
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2025
This isn’t the shadowy loner, or millionaire playboy, fans are used to.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 10 Nov. 2025
Receiving a cut of every Cadillac sold in California, Tommy lived a playboy life, speeding cars, dating starlets, and competing in drag races along the dry desert lake beds of the Mojave Desert, hurtling across the sand in goggles at over 100 miles per hour.
—Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Though long celebrated as one of our most versatile screen stars, four-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe might not seem like the obvious choice to portray a swaggering, playboy billionaire modeled on Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2025
This isn’t the shadowy loner, or millionaire playboy, fans are used to.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 10 Nov. 2025
Receiving a cut of every Cadillac sold in California, Tommy lived a playboy life, speeding cars, dating starlets, and competing in drag races along the dry desert lake beds of the Mojave Desert, hurtling across the sand in goggles at over 100 miles per hour.
—Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Though long celebrated as one of our most versatile screen stars, four-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe might not seem like the obvious choice to portray a swaggering, playboy billionaire modeled on Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playboy
Noun
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The protagonist of A Love Story is a lover boy, a libertine, a gossip, a flirt.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2025
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The libertines will begin the film in suits.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Loosen the top layer of soil with a rake.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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When working in the garden, use a rake to shake the bushes before sticking your hands into an area where snakes hide.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Playboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playboy. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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