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Recent Examples of gigolo
Joey Evans is a charming cad, a heel, an unapologetic womanizer, a gigolo.
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Brian Seibert, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023
McCormack, who makes a believable-enough gigolo, is both underused and overshadowed.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 24 July 2023
Corenswet showed off his Golden Age of Hollywood vibes as Jack Costello, an aspiring actor who finds more success as a gigolo for mature, powerful women than as a leading man. 2022 proved a big year for Corenswet.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 June 2023
The movie is about an unhappy nurse, Martha, and a scuzzy gigolo, Ray, who draws Martha into his scheme of luring lonely old ladies into their nest and killing them for their pensions.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
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Brian Seibert, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023
McCormack, who makes a believable-enough gigolo, is both underused and overshadowed.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 24 July 2023
Corenswet showed off his Golden Age of Hollywood vibes as Jack Costello, an aspiring actor who finds more success as a gigolo for mature, powerful women than as a leading man. 2022 proved a big year for Corenswet.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 June 2023
The movie is about an unhappy nurse, Martha, and a scuzzy gigolo, Ray, who draws Martha into his scheme of luring lonely old ladies into their nest and killing them for their pensions.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gigolo
Noun
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But through it all, he’s also been a lover of golf and has worked with Malbon Golf, Greyson and FootJoy.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Huge news for cottagecore lovers, vintage enthusiasts, and home cooks alike: The beloved Lenox Spice Village is finally back.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Mar. 2025
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Denny Hamlin has opened up about a road rage incident following the Homestead-Miami NASCAR Cup Series race, where a car from Richard Childress Racing (RCR) swerved into a Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) vehicle after JGR lost its police escort.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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The couple required a police escort to help them through the terminal.—
Ailia Zehra,
The Hill,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Poem 3 is playful: a mock-heroic eulogy for the sparrow, now dead, whom the poet blames for making his sweetheart’s eyes swollen and red—one of a very few references to Lesbia’s physical appearance.—
Daniel Mendelsohn,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Before becoming the face of WWE's Attitude Era in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Austin was in the wrestling promotion WCW and married to his high school sweetheart Kathryn Burrhus.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Yankees — darlings of torpedo-bat makers everywhere — have walloped 22.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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It’s been more than 40 years since Mamet’s crop of caustic salesmen first hit the Broadway stage, becoming both a darling among critics and, seemingly, the dream production of every middle-aged male actor.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some of our favorite Passover desserts are no-cook sweets like our date and chocolate balls.—
Yakir Levy,
Oc Register,
2 Apr. 2025
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Kudos on cutting back on sweets and prioritizing your health.—
ESSENCE Lifestyle,
Essence,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But how about taking your sweetie to Hathor’s Festival of Love?—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Nearly all sammies are eligible for the deal — just The Beast, 5 Meat Italian and the Garlic Roast Beef aren’t part of the discount — and the promo can be used once per order. Don’t forget about a sweet for your sweetie!—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Dan’s heartbroken to hear that some rare books and stamps are what ultimately took his soulmate from him.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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If the story was about a toxic suburban friendship, the movie itself was about a psychosexual meeting of alarming soulmates.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The family of a woman who was strangled to death last year during a conjugal visit with her husband at a Northern California prison has called for reforms after a second woman was killed in a similar manner.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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My husband, on the other hand, is a fan of so many things, but few of them hold his loyalty in such a vice grip.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Gigolo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gigolo. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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