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Recent Examples of guy What should be a tender, feminist-minded story centered on a young woman rediscovering her dormant childhood dreamer turns into a middling melodrama about being with a cute guy in desperate need of her rescue. Courtney Howard, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025 All that and Momoa wrestling a shark and melting a guy’s head in a volcano. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025 Adkins brings inherent value as a blocker/receiver/fullback/ST guy. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for guy
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Noun
  • 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
  • The humans portrayed are, unusually for San paintings, depicted with no weapons, clothes or adornments, and several are likely connected to fertility rites, given the prominent appendages on many of the males.
    Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Poor air quality can be devastating for a person’s health, especially vulnerable populations.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Further, the heat can create new mental health problems due to a confluence of factors, from disrupting a person's sleep to overtaxing their body over the course of a day, Carrell said.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • After the three tragedies, authorities found the fourth brother, Fritz, and pulled him from fighting duties to prevent the family from losing all four men in the war.
    Emily Krauser, People.com, 24 July 2025
  • The wear and tear of a job that devours men in their 30s.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • No gentleman’s agreement that Gibbs-White can move on in the future.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 31 July 2025
  • 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
  • The extended life of a coal-burning generating unit confirms the worst fears of environmental groups ― who have watched warily as potential data center energy demand forecasts spiked ― that massive new demand loads could prolong the use of polluting coal and gas.
    Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2025
  • Enter the numerous research findings of how Value Affirmations improve people’s lives.
    Amy Sterling, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • The rugged topography also provides plenty of places for creatures to hide.
    Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
  • That’s bad news for creatures that are sensitive to temperature changes, like corals.
    Alex Harris July 25, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025

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“Guy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guy. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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