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Recent Examples of gent
The late gent, an Orange County veteran, became fascinated with archaeology while serving in Vietnam in the 1970s.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
That the gent who added such oddball touches to so many of his previous scores could do something so straightforward and Satie-like here was, frankly, astounding.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
Jordan, of course, is not the only leading gent in Hollywood to bring his mom to a splashy red carpet recently.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2026
With similar aplomb, Pedro Pascal muscled his way into all our hearts at the Cannes Film Festival wearing a Calvin Klein black cutoff tee and pants … less is most certainly more for these gents.
—Alison Edmond, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
That the gent who added such oddball touches to so many of his previous scores could do something so straightforward and Satie-like here was, frankly, astounding.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
Jordan, of course, is not the only leading gent in Hollywood to bring his mom to a splashy red carpet recently.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2026
With similar aplomb, Pedro Pascal muscled his way into all our hearts at the Cannes Film Festival wearing a Calvin Klein black cutoff tee and pants … less is most certainly more for these gents.
—Alison Edmond, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gent
Noun
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To be fair, the gentleman in the middle seat next to me did his best to not impinge on his neighbors, and the flight was fine.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The gentleman on the seat in front of me on that plane was smoking (yes, kids, cigarettes were once permissible on airplanes) not one, but two, cigarettes that were nestled twixt three fingers on his left hand.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In 2019, 19% of male and 45% of female athletes worldwide experienced disordered eating behaviors, according to the International Olympic Committee.—
Emily Hemendinger,
The Conversation,
13 Feb. 2026
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The affidavit states the second immigration agent saw the first in an altercation with only two males.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bernthal plays doomed Sonny, who’s hoping to pay for his lover’s gender-affirming operation; his longtime pal and costar on The Bear plays volatile Sal, the loneliest guy in the world.—
Jenny Lumet,
Vanity Fair,
10 Feb. 2026
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You guys took a few years off in the mid-Seventies just as prog was reaching its peak of popularity.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The dude is unique, to say the least.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
5 Feb. 2026
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True freshman Marco Jones is another one of those dudes who can just get at the QB.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Gent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gent. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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