sheik

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Noun
  • Keaton also starred as a playwright/mother who becomes involved with a nefarious womanizer (Jack Nicholson) in Something’s Gotta Give (2003), good for her fourth best actress Oscar nomination.
    Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
  • But in addition to his reputation as a womanizer, Casanova was also a con man, a skilled liar who came from a family of actors and who over the course of his life manipulated and tricked countless people to maintain wealth and status.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One New York Times story from 1937 described the popular costumes as paper-based — King Winter and ghosts for adults; ducks, squirrels, and foxes for kids.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Moreover, local wildlife such as coyotes, foxes, dog and alligators often prey on cats.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Sheik.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheik. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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