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
Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 5 May 2025
With the necklace as the centerpiece of her accessories, Jones complemented it with stud earrings.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 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
Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union in Tiffany & Co.
The couple wore complementary Tiffany & Co. jewels to go with matching Prada looks; he in a diamond brooch along with a diamond stud and diamond rings; she in diamond earrings and a ruby-and-diamond high jewelry necklace.
—Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 5 May 2025
With the necklace as the centerpiece of her accessories, Jones complemented it with stud earrings.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 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
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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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Employers are also barred from asking about a job applicant’s salary history under a separate law that took effect in 2020.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The justices lifted a court order that had barred a team of DOGE employees from freely examining Social Security records.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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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
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Wildlife watchers can spot bobcats, foxes, otters, alligators, turtles and manatees, with more than 150 bird species flying among mangrove, cypress, palmetto and pine trees.—
Ruffin Prevost,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The Algerian Sahara is also home to several animals like the desert fox, wild sheep, jackal and gazelle.—
Angela Dansby,
CNN Money,
14 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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California has set a good example with massive fines for water theft, but our global problem will require broad action.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The filmmaker may have set the movie in a Finnish location known to few but the universal story rings a bell on alienation and the healing powers of community that seems fit to strike a chord with audiences far beyond Finland.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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“Stud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stud. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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