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
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 19 May 2025
The old hotel building was taken down to the studs for the $15 million renovation.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
Kendall Hill, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025
Zaldy has gone western, wearing brown-suede chaps studded with silver coins under his fur coat.
—Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025
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Noun
Designers are also using metal hardware like studs to add a western-meets-boho vibe to denim.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 19 May 2025
The old hotel building was taken down to the studs for the $15 million renovation.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
Verb
My favorite treat is Huka kitchen’s fat, buttery shortbread discs studded with sugar crystals.
—Kendall Hill, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025
Zaldy has gone western, wearing brown-suede chaps studded with silver coins under his fur coat.
—Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stud
Noun
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As Dorman, Arca’s chief investment officer, sees it, people buy things for three reasons: (1) future profits, like a cash-flowing business (2) utility, like a hunk of steel and (3) coolness, like a baseball card.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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This hunk of confetti cake from Butter+Blooms in Rogers was not too sweet, not too big and not expensive ($5).—
Worth Sparkman,
Axios,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Her upcycled creations featured pastel hues and also striped patches of fabric.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
22 May 2025
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Janelle Monáe — always one for cheeky sartorial statements — arrived in a black and white bowler hat and monocle, donning an oversized red, black, and white striped jacket printed to look like a suit.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) last month attempted to pass a bill that would bar the use of a foreign jet as Air Force One, but that effort failed.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
6 June 2025
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In fact, all of her accessories were black and gold, barring her mid-size brown shoulder bag, which appears to be Gucci’s medium Jackie—an unexpected addition to a look that feels primed for every woman’s go-to LBP (little black purse).—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Compilation footage shows the moment a meteor/fireball streaked across the sky in Maoming City, Guangdong Province, ChinaOn the evening of May 28, 2025, there was a loud bang in the sky, and a super bright fire meteor suddenly descended over the urban area of Maoming!.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
31 May 2025
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Twin telescopes, pointed in different directions on the spacecraft, scanned the sky, capturing optical light that streaked across its field of view.—
Katrina Miller,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, very few of us have been spared from catching sight of a dead deer, fox, raccoon or other wild animal on the side of the road.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
30 May 2025
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That said, the recent images of the fox also bring to light new threats that the species could face in the area.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
Verb
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The siblings were never banded so they won’t be easily tracked now that they’re gone.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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The announcement from Johnson came one day after Luna and eight other Republicans banded with Democrats to tank a procedural vote in protest of leadership’s attempt to bury the parental proxy voting push, bringing key legislative business to a standstill on the floor.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
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Locals get an eyeful of contemporary art inside at the Seattle Art Museum as well as in the open air at the Olympic Sculpture Park.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2025
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Its Southern Alps are where Hollywood films fantasy flicks, skiers slide and Americans flock like sheep to get an easy eyeful.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Bidault not only relies on outside perspective, but worked to establish a bond with the artist that set the film on track to uncover his peculiar fascinations and obsessions.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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But, he’s set an NHL record with 12 goals on the road.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2025
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“Stud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stud. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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