as in hunk
a physically attractive man
she promised her friend that the blind date would be a real stud
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Recent Examples of stud
Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025
As for accessories, Daddario kept her look minimal, opting for a pair of stud diamond earrings.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Across its nearly 150-mile stretch, the region is studded with small towns that mix history, culture, and natural beauty in ways that feel distinctly their own.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Vince Camuto Cassius Clog These glamorous clogs make a statement with polished studs that shine against the soft suede material.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025
As for accessories, Daddario kept her look minimal, opting for a pair of stud diamond earrings.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
The bacon fat and rendered ham drippings are the backbone of this super simple savory sauce, studded with small pieces of sweet mirepoix and earthy black-eyed peas.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Across its nearly 150-mile stretch, the region is studded with small towns that mix history, culture, and natural beauty in ways that feel distinctly their own.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stud
Noun
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In November 2024, for instance, the International Space Station found itself in the way of a hunk of space junk.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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For starters, even at 4 mm by 4 mm, the Utah array would be too big and clumsy a hunk of hardware for Science to implant in the eye or Synchron to thread through a vein.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the picture, Chelsea could be seen at an event, wearing a pink and red striped turtleneck underneath a pink sweater.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Dueling orthodontic advertisements stripe the bottom of Hill Murray’s football scoreboard.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Despite his reputation as a womanizer, the former King denies the affair in his memoir.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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The law requires districts to enact policies barring students from having their phones out anytime during the school day, including at lunch and during passing periods between classes.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025
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Those terminations have been temporarily barred by a federal court.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Silver streaked the black comma of his fringe.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Pike subtly checked from a 10-yard hitch route to a go route for receiver Binns, who streaked down the sideline against press coverage to haul in a diving, game-winning touchdown in the back corner of the end zone.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In the Zootopia sequel directed by Jared Bush and Bryon Howard, brave rabbit cop Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and her friend, the fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), team up again to crack the most perilous and intricate case of their careers.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Yes, McLean is also a furry, whose fursona, SonicFox, is a blue and white anthropomorphic fox.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The only armadillo native to the United States is the nine-banded.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Oct. 2025
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But my opinion began to change in 2002, when a flamingo that was banded as a chick at Rio Lagartos was photographed in Florida Bay.—
Jerome Lorenz,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fans at home got an eyeful as muscleman Mike Munz, vocal duo Crash Adams, acrobatic pair The TT Boys, dance act The Funkateers Dancers, singing ensemble The Birmingham Youth Fellowship Choir, and others got down to business.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
10 Sep. 2025
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Get an eyeful of Davidson on The Tonight Show in the interview above.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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“Stud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stud. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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