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Recent Examples of gent
Sure, a leading Hollywood gent can never go wrong in a classic suit, but what does Eydelshteyn’s personal style look like off-duty?
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2025
The owner of the place, a stocky elder gent who reminded me of the environmentalist Yvon Chouinard, lived in an old stone house on the property.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
With last season’s suave gents out of the picture, Troy Stecher was the decisive winner.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
As for some of the best dressed gents of the night?
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2025
The owner of the place, a stocky elder gent who reminded me of the environmentalist Yvon Chouinard, lived in an old stone house on the property.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
With last season’s suave gents out of the picture, Troy Stecher was the decisive winner.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
As for some of the best dressed gents of the night?
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gent
Noun
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The gentleman wears his sense of existential defeat like an off-the-rack suit.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2025
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Last week the administration removed board members appointed by former President Biden from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., including former second gentleman Doug Emhoff, the husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2025
Noun
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February that prohibits biological males identifying as girls or women from competing against biological females.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
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After 35 years of age, the highest rate-doubling time in a state was 9.39 years in New York for females and 11.47 years for males in Florida.—
Jordan King
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Old-timers from the neighborhood sit around reading or gossiping, clapping along to whatever music is playing on the system, often at volumes so loud that Coopersmith and his guys have to shout to each other while pricing records.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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Robinson stars as Craig Waterman, a regular suburban guy with a boring job, a charming florist wife who's losing interest in him (Kate Mara), and a teenage son (Jack Dylan Grazer) whose indifference borders on hostility.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
9 May 2025
Noun
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The long-term late-night hosts are now, and have always been, dudes.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Great dude, knows how to uplift your spirit, knows always the right thing to say at the right moment.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Gent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gent. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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