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as in beau
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
a dude given to sporting expensive suits and flashy jewelry
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Recent Examples of dude
Paddy: is, that is the, that is the soundbite of all soundbites, dude.
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Outside Online, 21 May 2025
One thing Lewis has never been accused of is being dumb — or, probably, being a good dude.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2025
To work with Sly [Stallone] now, that dude is a beast.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
Well, after this movie, with these tech bros, maybe these four dudes are watching.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Outside Online, 21 May 2025
One thing Lewis has never been accused of is being dumb — or, probably, being a good dude.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2025
To work with Sly [Stallone] now, that dude is a beast.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
Well, after this movie, with these tech bros, maybe these four dudes are watching.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for dude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dude
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Draya Michele playfully teased her current beau, basketball star Jalen Green, over the fact that the athlete — who is 17 years her junior — thought that a 2000s T-Pain song was a brand new record.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
2 June 2025
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Her athlete beau, meanwhile, showed off his typically flashy style, rocking a black-and-white, boldly patterned top and a black hat to match.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Show me another time in the history of New York sports when there was a vacancy involving a big job like this and the guy conducting the search for a replacement tried to interview a bunch of guys under contract somewhere else.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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Sometimes, those father figures were uncles, pastors, barbers, or that older guy from the block.—
Conial Caldwell Jr,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2025
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Suspect is white male, brown hair, wearing black body armor over blue shirt and blue pants and may misrepresent himself as law enforcement.—
Ben Kelly
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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The group of immigrants comprised of 12 males, 12 females and an 11-year-old child.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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Both gentlemen are pumped for the respective task ahead, especially one that involves the super stringent world of Formula 1.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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In what seems like a parody of a ritual that exists mostly in the imagination of cartoonists, the proposal requires the gentleman to be on his knees offering an astonished lady a box containing a ring.—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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“Dude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dude. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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