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Recent Examples of guy How long did you guys know this was where Lawrence and Nick would end their stories? EW.com, 20 May 2025 The dynamics are informed by a baseline of data from Mack, who oversees the Royals quantitative analysis staff and performance science department ... and happens to be a sharp and animated guy who loves to talk about this stuff. Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2025 Robinson stars as Craig Waterman, a regular suburban guy with a boring job, a charming florist wife who's losing interest in him (Kate Mara), and a teenage son (Jack Dylan Grazer) whose indifference borders on hostility. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 May 2025 Old-timers from the neighborhood sit around reading or gossiping, clapping along to whatever music is playing on the system, often at volumes so loud that Coopersmith and his guys have to shout to each other while pricing records. Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for guy
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Noun
  • The fungal disease does not spread from person to person, according to the CDC.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • The person is set to get richer after trying their luck on Red Hot Numbers, a Fast Play game that features a progressive jackpot.
    Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Where each homicide has occurred so far in 2025 (through May 17) Chicago’s homicide victims in 2025 are often young, Black and male.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
  • Investigators are working with the Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney's Office for a review of any potential criminal charges against the 20-year-old male.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • As Rusby talks of finding god and becoming a better man, Kev screws a silencer onto his pistol.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 26 May 2025
  • Los Angeles Fires and recovery SoCal man ignited Line fire that scorched 44,000 acres, hurt six firefighters.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • One thing Lewis has never been accused of is being dumb — or, probably, being a good dude.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2025
  • To work with Sly [Stallone] now, that dude is a beast.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Celeste Dalla Porta stars as the titular Parthenope, a young woman attending college who starts an illicit relationship with a professor that leads to a number of striking choices in her life.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
  • Narrating this account of her brief life, Emily provides a sharp perspective on the penury and isolation that created such anguish — and such inspiration — for the Brontë sisters.
    Alida Becker, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Hackett London’s window design was transformed into a living sculpture of a gentleman’s necktie.
    Hanna McNeila, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
  • The Wolves controlled both their first-round series against the Lakers and their second-round matchup with the Warriors, notching 4-1 gentleman's sweeps of both LA and Golden State.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • The vulpine creature was first described by Charles Darwin in 1834 on Chile’s Chiloé Island.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
  • Stone Age hunter-gatherers may have been particularly interested in sperm whale skeletons, because the creatures are the only toothed species of the group, featuring long, straight jaw bones—perfect for crafting hunting tools, the researchers write in the paper.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2025

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“Guy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guy. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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