swains

plural of swain

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swains
Noun
  • Her Godfather costar, Al Pacino, was one of her boyfriends in real life.
    Mandalit del Barco, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
  • People are even skipping human dating altogether in favor of AI boyfriends and girlfriends.
    Myisha Battle, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Offenders will sometimes exploit young women first before targeting boys like Bohn.
    Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Parents tend to perceive less need to safeguard boys, encouraging more adventurous risky behaviors, according to a 2024 cross-sectional study published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Wildlife lovers will find the endemic Florida scrub jay in the park year-round.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Season 3 found Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) in a friends-to-lovers arc with neighbor Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), who’d harbored a crush on him for years.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But Mateer had other suitors, too.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • With that news, Tucker will hit the free agent market for the first time in his career and here are some potential suitors.
    Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kind and generous fellows were no doubt among the British soldiers killed at Bunker Hill.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • While Farmiga is a great performer, the show is at its weakest during her scenes, which don't have the same depth of meaning and magnetism that Heizer and his fellows bring during the military drills.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While Abigail Spanberger stood with her running mate Jay Jones and his murderous fantasies, and evaded every direct question including equivocating over men being in locker rooms with girls.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Polymarket for its part has drawn in younger users with a better platform and by seizing upon the pandemic-era gambling trend especially prevalent in Gen Z men—not to mention with a little help from a newly friendly regulatory environment.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Swains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swains. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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