playboy

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Recent Examples of playboy One recent afternoon, the Irish actor Aidan Turner, who plays the seedy playboy the Vicomte de Valmont in a new production of the show at the National Theatre, settled into an armchair in the hotel’s lounge. — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 No wonder most of America’s 250 automakers wanted nothing to do with the race, which was bankrolled by a playboy heir to the Guggenheim fortune and intended to boost the World’s Fair, promote the automobile, and illuminate the need for better roads. — Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026 The backstory The story begins with notorious playboy Huntington Hartford II, heir to the A&P empire, who set out to develop his own resort for the jet-setting elite on what was then known as Hog Island—Hartford successfully petitioned the Bahamian government to change its name. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2026 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. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for playboy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playboy
Noun
  • But, like a libertine desiring undiscovered pleasures, his appetite for new sensations only seemed to grow with time.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Last night, designer Aaron Esh—and generations of libertines old and new—brought the legendary British high street superbrand AllSaints back to its roots.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In both versions, the helm sits at the center of the main deck, protected by a wraparound windscreen with a reverse rake.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026
  • His drive found the bunker down the left side, slightly down because of the rake grooves.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Playboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playboy. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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