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as in blood brother
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Recent Examples of main man
My main man Jawan — who has somehow transformed into a male juror version of Eliza Orlins with his constant exaggerated facial expressions and wild gesticulating — would have positively LOST HIS MIND!
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
But for the Milwaukee Bucks, their main man was nowhere to be seen.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
In effect, Modi had gone from being America’s main man to playing third banana at China’s banquet.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Ndiaye and Harrison have both been tried there this summer, but dispensing with Doucoure would require Dyche to shed some caution and move away from one of his main men.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
But for the Milwaukee Bucks, their main man was nowhere to be seen.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
In effect, Modi had gone from being America’s main man to playing third banana at China’s banquet.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Ndiaye and Harrison have both been tried there this summer, but dispensing with Doucoure would require Dyche to shed some caution and move away from one of his main men.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for main man
Noun
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Only little boys are called big boys.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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There are big boys throwing their weight around, and there are wild skinnies with flying arms and spinning back-kicks, chopping out their emergency version of personal space.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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In the first Manitou film, Herbig played Abahachi, chief of the Apache, who is inseparable from his blood brother Ranger (Christian Tramitz) since the latter saved Abahachi from a speeding train at an unguarded railroad crossing.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Dec. 2025
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The film examines the exhilarating and uncanny experience of meeting a blood brother for the first time in adulthood.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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The comedy big guns come out to pay their respects to the groundbreaking genius whose comedy is still radical — Ben Stiller, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Dave Chappelle, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman are just a few.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sunday’s iteration – David Pastrnak-Pavel Zacha-Casey Mittelstadt – finished minus-2 and were outplayed by the Sens’ big guns.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
22 Dec. 2025
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Testimony from a neighbor and the men's romantic partners also did not support the agent's account that he had been attacked with a broom or shovel or that a third person was involved.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Related Stories Kahuam, who co-wrote the pic with producing partner Anthony Pallino, had nothing but appreciation for his team.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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More Coloradans are seeing the big wheel spin in their favor each year.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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The cars that Geely showcased at CES, in Las Vegas, were large SUVs with big wheels, opulent interiors, and three rows of seats—not unlike a Ford Explorer.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Footage of the incident shows King Charles greeting dozens of residents when one man shouted at him, asking whether the monarch had urged police to investigate his disgraced brother, according to The Times.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Bezalel Zini, brother of Israeli security service chief David Zini, was indicted over smuggling 14 cartons of cigarettes through the Sufa crossing between southern Gaza and Israel in a scheme that netted him about $117,000.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Readers of the Herald’s reports on public payroll fat cats are familiar with the lofty salaries doled out at the University of Massachusetts, aka The One Percent.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
18 Jan. 2026
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Nah, that's for the fat cats and money-grubbers.—
Steph Wagner,
CNBC,
1 Jan. 2026
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The 6-foot-6 sophomore forward developed an instant love for the sport and his sisters.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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With this, Fennell immediately seems to be leaning into the death cult surrounding the Brontë sisters, who all died young (allegedly from drinking contaminated graveyard water).—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Main man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/main%20man. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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