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as in boyfriends
a male romantic companion
a romanticized portrait of a bygone era of beauteous Southern belles and their gallant swains
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as in wooers
a man who courts a woman usually with the goal of marrying her
Grandma claims that she had several swains pursuing her, but it was only Grandpa who won her heart
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Noun
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Signs in the audience spoke of ex-boyfriends, dead sisters and a mom whose three-month-old son recently passed away.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
24 Sep. 2025 -
Jared Padalecki and Matt Czuchry, who both played Rory’s boyfriends on Gilmore Girls, team up in a new campaign for the brand.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Families of the trapped -- who are said to be mostly teenage boys -- waited anxiously for news as rescue teams combed through twisted debris and slabs of concrete to find 38 students and workers who were still missing.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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The mother of three boys won $100,000 on a $30 MAX-A-MILLION ticket, lottery officials said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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In her novel, Henry chronicles a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance with lots of fun travels.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Miami Takes the Top Spot Miami, Florida, ranked as the number one city for food lovers, excelling in both affordability and food diversity.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Has Irwin seen any of the messages from his hopeful suitors who are reaching out to Carson just yet?—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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That bride still has many suitors, waving billion-dollar checks at her.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Silverman joined the faculty of the American Film Institute in 1981, working as a guide for the first-year fellows in their classes and on film production sets throughout Los Angeles.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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In September, the Levy Center moved into larger quarters in CUNY Grad Center, where fellows can browse in a library of 2,000 books for inspiration and guidance.—
Megan Marshall
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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Salmon said his counselor suggested his attraction to men was his father’s fault because his job kept him away from home a lot, causing Salmon to identify more with his mother.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Once at the house, these men were confronted by Hansen and his camera crew and then arrested by local law enforcement.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Swains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swains. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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