as in dude
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
the glitter rock of the 1970s seemed more about mascaraed macaronis than about music
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Recent Examples of macaroni
Fieri uses classic macaroni noodles here, and our recipe testers liked how the size of the pasta matched the size of the diced veggies.
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Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
Non-meat items include sweet pineapple, kimchi, cheesy corn, jasmine rice, a veggie platter and macaroni salad.
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Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
On the side, a bowl of macaroni ($10) oozes with a thick, sweet butternut squash-cashew cheese sauce.
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Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Combine macaroni with 4 cups boiling water in large bowl.
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Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for macaroni
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
Non-meat items include sweet pineapple, kimchi, cheesy corn, jasmine rice, a veggie platter and macaroni salad.
—
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
On the side, a bowl of macaroni ($10) oozes with a thick, sweet butternut squash-cashew cheese sauce.
—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Combine macaroni with 4 cups boiling water in large bowl.
—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for macaroni
Recent Examples of Synonyms for macaroni
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Mariana is not pleased to hear this, and he's got some rough-looking dudes with him.
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Even big dudes who've won Super Bowls can't help being little brothers.
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Page Six also caught Swift besties Ashley Avignone and Gigi Hadid, as well as Hadid's beau, Bradley Cooper, en route from the model's Manhattan apartment.
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After a year apart, Bruss moved back to Los Angeles to be with her beau and the rest was history.
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There’s a version of Lysander that is done as a British fop.
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The New Yorker loves and fetishizes its traditions (the monocled fop Eustace Tilley, that stately but sensual Adobe Caslon font), but the magazine’s ultimate tradition is cutting through the scrim of contemporary noise to look reality in the eye, presenting it to the reader with a no-fuss vibrance.
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“Macaroni.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macaroni. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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