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Recent Examples of gent
Will the Golden ladies and gents date the decades-younger Bachelor/ette contestants?
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 13 May 2025
The gents trade some quite hilarious barbs, and then a wounded Matt suits up for the imminent arrival of some AVTF stooges.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 15 Apr. 2025
At one point, Charlotte even catches Lily passionately smooching the young gent.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Alex makes it to Grand Central to buy a train ticket to Bozeman where the well-meaning gent who sells her the ticket delivers a version of the same sermon.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 13 May 2025
The gents trade some quite hilarious barbs, and then a wounded Matt suits up for the imminent arrival of some AVTF stooges.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 15 Apr. 2025
At one point, Charlotte even catches Lily passionately smooching the young gent.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Alex makes it to Grand Central to buy a train ticket to Bozeman where the well-meaning gent who sells her the ticket delivers a version of the same sermon.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gent
Noun
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No gentleman’s agreement that Gibbs-White can move on in the future.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Daryl McCormack — seen in films like Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and the upcoming Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery — will embody the role of the charming gentleman for the show.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
30 July 2025
Noun
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However, because the animals are solitary, the males ultimately sing into the void for months on end, throughout the entire breeding season.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Aug. 2025
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When lions and tigers mate in zoos, their liger cubs have suffered heart failure and other health problems (and the males seem uniformly infertile).—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Littell was not only an outstanding pitcher for the Rays, but a great teammate and a go-to guy for media members.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Adkins brings inherent value as a blocker/receiver/fullback/ST guy.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Strange new dude Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) proves an obstacle, and Spidey is rocked with a gut-punch announcement by controversial newsman J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons) revealing his secret identity.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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Over all these years, dude — gosh, it’s been 15 years — looking back, that money would have benefited a lot of people, my kids being number one.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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“Gent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gent. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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