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swains

noun

plural of swain

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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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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Recent Examples of swains Between the romantic fantasy of Anna and her two swains, the swoony Tuscan locales bathed in creamy golden light, and the tomatoes, You, Me & Tuscany delivers everything its title promises. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Apr. 2026

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The tired, the sick, the hungry, the famous and tons of ex-boyfriends, all regretting their wrongs.

— Courtney Love, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
As well as the two ur-bad boyfriends from HBO’s Girls Christopher Abbott and Adam Driver who will portray, respectively, Professor Charles Xavier and Nathaniel Milbury/Mister Sinister.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026

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Board game lovers will soon be able to nerd out at a new store and may even get the chance to play a few rounds inside a former bank vault.

— Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026
Instead, volumizing mascara lovers may just have found their new holy grail, particularly those who want volume without clumping.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of lovers

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As with the original format, contestants must choose between three potential suitors, hidden from view behind a wall.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Unless leverage can be generated from competing suitors, clubs interested in Chelsea’s surplus players can be confident their positions will strengthen as the transfer deadline nears.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of suitors

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This year’s fellows are Roberto Fatal, Joanna Rothkopf, Said Zagha, and Renee Zhan.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026
The cohort includes documentary fellows Amin Pakparvar and Sara Chishti, writer-directors Gabby Beans, Lydia Matata and Rippin Sindher, and film/TV writer fellows Marisa Francis and Pedro Eiras.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

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Two men accused of armed robberies during Facebook Marketplace transactions were arrested in Fort Worth, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
In 1995, Mladic’s troops slaughtered more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica — the only post-World War II case of genocide in Europe.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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