1
as in big boy
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as in blood brother
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Recent Examples of main man
Check out my main man going full shirtless with the vest!
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Issue of the weekend Pulisic scoring, Antonee Robinson assisting, Gio Reyna on the bench and Weston McKennie’s Juventus career revived — new season, familiar start for some of the USMNT’s main men in Europe.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Charlie Bradbury became a surrogate little sister for the show’s main men, and her death in season 10 was perhaps the most controversial indignity visited on the women of the show.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 May 2024
There is perhaps no worse look to a jury than being exposed as not knowing a critical piece of information, and Dee was about to stomp on Austin’s hopes and dreams worse like my main man Jake stomping on a final immunity challenge contraption.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2023
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Issue of the weekend Pulisic scoring, Antonee Robinson assisting, Gio Reyna on the bench and Weston McKennie’s Juventus career revived — new season, familiar start for some of the USMNT’s main men in Europe.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Charlie Bradbury became a surrogate little sister for the show’s main men, and her death in season 10 was perhaps the most controversial indignity visited on the women of the show.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 May 2024
There is perhaps no worse look to a jury than being exposed as not knowing a critical piece of information, and Dee was about to stomp on Austin’s hopes and dreams worse like my main man Jake stomping on a final immunity challenge contraption.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for main man
Noun
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Based on its size, this big boy was near the end of its lifespan and the winter weather was taking its toll.—
Stan Tekiela,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Unfortunately, very big boy Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees took the crown this season with 58 home runs.—
Bryan Walsh,
Vox,
30 Dec. 2024
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Trending The Milli Vanilli story is a lot like how Monsters presents Erik and Lyle: two blood brothers trapped in a miserable lie, with nobody to trust except each other, vulnerable but hiding behind a glam facade.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2024
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Then there’s 21 Lil Harold, who’s opening for Savage on the tour, and TJ, 23, who might as well be his blood brother.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
18 Dec. 2023
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When Knight’s phone rings with a check-in from Parker, Arturo threatens them all with his big gun.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Reports also suggest the Switch 2 will be a significant graphical step up from its aging 2017 predecessor, perhaps even getting close to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Of course, the most important thing is the games, and Nintendo has some big guns to roll out.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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Mirren, 79, stars as Cara Dutton, the 44-year partner of Jacob Dutton, played by Harrison Ford, 82.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Kings’ back end will look a little different for now with Doughty next to Edmundson instead of Anderson, his regular partner for the past few years.—
Eric Stephens,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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One of the teachers at Abbott, Jacob (played by Chris Perfetti), paid homage to Sajak with his costume, which even included a big wheel.—
Kayla Caldwell,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
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The original penny-farthing bicycle had a big wheel up front with a smaller one out at the back, and was also known as a high-wheel cycle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Oct. 2024
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Lenovo led the charge with its 16-inch Legion Pro 7i with a whopping 250-watt TDP, and its little brothers the Legion Pro 5 and 5i, both with the same size screen and a lower but still respectable 200-watt TDP.—
Anshel Sag,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Everyone knows his brother Mat led their purchase of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury for $4 billion.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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But what if fat cats’ feet could be held to the fire?—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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Namely, many ordinary Indians apparently took enormous glee at the prospect that the sudden invalidation of high-denomination currency notes would put fat cats with large cash holdings in a bind.—
Milan Vaishnav,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Mar. 2017
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His younger sisters, ages 12 and 13, were too afraid to ever leave — as was the boy — because their mother had instructed them to never answer the door or go outside, authorities said.—
Gina Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Following his release, Yarden was met by his sister and father in a somber reunion.—
Mohammed Tawfeeq,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Main man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/main%20man. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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