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Recent Examples of playboy
Book three of Kennedy’s Off-Campus series, The Score, follows Dean, who’s something of a playboy thanks to his irresistible charm and good looks.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
Unlike his playboy brother and his socialite sister, he's rarely spotted around here.
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ABC News,
26 May 2026
The previous movie focused on a rich playboy who steals art.
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Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
In one of the musical’s many stomach-turning late developments, its resident rake, a bisexual playboy played by Claybourne Elder (doing better after his carriage accident), sets his sights on a 14-year-old girl who has slipped into the party from Poughkeepsie (Maya Rowe) and tries to rape her.
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Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
Unlike his playboy brother and his socialite sister, he's rarely spotted around here.
—
ABC News,
26 May 2026
The previous movie focused on a rich playboy who steals art.
—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
In one of the musical’s many stomach-turning late developments, its resident rake, a bisexual playboy played by Claybourne Elder (doing better after his carriage accident), sets his sights on a 14-year-old girl who has slipped into the party from Poughkeepsie (Maya Rowe) and tries to rape her.
—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playboy
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The protagonist of A Love Story is a lover boy, a libertine, a gossip, a flirt.
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The libertines will begin the film in suits.
Noun
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Use a rake with short straight tines to pull up thatch from small areas.
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The definition of sports memorabilia has expanded in recent years alongside a boom in collecting and the support of companies like The Realest, which has developed an expertise in authenticating off-beat items, from Lincoln Financial Field snow to a Ryder Cup rake.
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“Playboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playboy. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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