as in hunk
a physically attractive man
she promised her friend that the blind date would be a real stud
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Recent Examples of stud
Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Unlike inside with tackle Johnny Newton, no potential stud exists coming off the edge.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Rachel Flynn, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Accepting this year’s Chairman’s Award on Saturday at the 56th NAACP Image Awards, the ex-VP came on stage to a standing ovation from the star studded attendees at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Lady Eliza styled the rest of her look with black sheer tights with a polka dot motif, black pointed-toe heels and a pair of shimmering Chanel stud earrings.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Unlike inside with tackle Johnny Newton, no potential stud exists coming off the edge.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
Domingo opted for a bold head-to-toe Versace look paired with a black leather trench coat and studded gloves.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Accepting this year’s Chairman’s Award on Saturday at the 56th NAACP Image Awards, the ex-VP came on stage to a standing ovation from the star studded attendees at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stud
Noun
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This popular brand found at most grocery stores is a bit chewy and has some hunks of fat that don’t cook out, but the hit of fennel is a win.—
Jolene Thym,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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On December 27, 2024, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, detected a hunk of space rock approximately 828,800 kilometers (515,000 miles) from Earth.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Hardly wide enough to stand on, sometimes as thin as a phone case, teensy balconies have been striping the façades of new, multifamily buildings across Brooklyn and Queens at a rate inversely proportional to their usefulness.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
24 Feb. 2025
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Some are near-alabaster or silvery, others the darkest of greens, and there are variegated choices, striped or mottled in gold or white or silver.—
Margaret Roach,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Editors’ Picks How Patina Miller, of Starz’s ‘Power’ Series, Spends Her Sundays More than two dozen states already bar transgender athletes from participating in school sports, whether in K-12 schools or at the collegiate level.—
Annie Karni,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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Terence Powderly, the Grand Master Workman of the Knights, barred Chinese laborers from the organization.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Defying gravity This week, flaming debris from a SpaceX launch vehicle streaked across the skies over Germany, while what may have been a fuel tank landed in Poland.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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The descriptions are diverse: luminous balls rolling along the ground or floating above it, aurora-like clouds in the sky, streaks shooting through the air, all in a range of color.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There was one spot in particular where the light from the setting sun filtered through the trees, providing a soft rim light to the foxes.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The fox was spotted several times overnight by searchers but remains on the loose, the zoo said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Young debuted the Chrome Hearts band during a show last year and has said an album from the group is tentatively slated for release in April.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Feb. 2025
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Kevin and Danielle Jonas might have the makings of a Jonas Sisters band on their hands.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Duke did things to Illinois on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, in a 110-67 eyeful that wasn’t as close as the final score, to shush talk of a weak ACC potentially costing Cooper and the fighting Flaggs a No. 1 seed.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Decorated with an assemblage of train signage, colorful lights and faux storefronts, Hibiki BBQ offers an eyeful as guests grill Japanese, Australian and American Wagyu, pork jowl, scallops, beef tongue, vegetables, squid and more.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Sep. 2024
Verb
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During the last funding fight in December, Johnson pushed for an extension until March to set Republicans up to reach an agreement on new spending bills with a GOP trifecta in Washington.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Politicians say misleading things all the time, but Trump is setting himself up for failure by suggesting that fiscal balance will be easy and that tariffs will be like manna from heaven.—
The Editors,
National Review,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Stud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stud. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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