Thesaurus results for GIGOLO

gigolo

noun

Definition of gigolo

as in lover

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Recent Examples of gigolo My dad was comfortable with that, as opposed to sometimes being the gigolo of the town with all the ladies or whatever, which is also hilarious. — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 23 July 2025 His Purple Highness Prince plays soulful expat Christopher Tracy, layabout by day, pianist by night and gigolo by later night. — Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, Footwear News, 26 May 2025 Tabloids hinted at steamy extramarital affairs— perhaps a gigolo, a former love, a famous author, but nothing came of those speculations. — Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025 The woman is wearing a chic Eres bikini; the man's suntan is nut brown, like a '70s gigolo. — Vassi Chamberlain, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020 See All Example Sentences for gigolo

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Noun

Art lovers will appreciate the prewar proportions of this Park Avenue duplex.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
Cowritten by the band and Brian Eno, the track explores a relationship between lovers struggling to maintain their faith in each other.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of lover

Noun

The carrier and its escort ships were set to return to home port Thursday after a record 321-day deployment in the Middle East.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Among the most intriguing possibilities, Brouhard said, is that Gulf nations exporting oil are surreptitiously paying Iran fees in exchange for safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz – even as they’re secured by US military escorts.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of escort

Noun

The Pittsburgh native turned the page on his high school sweetheart Nomi Leasure and entered new dating territory, a relationship with Ariana Grande, which started to percolate in early 2016.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
He was beloved by his teammates and married his high-school sweetheart.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of sweetheart

Noun

The Coway Airmega Mighty has been a Reddit darling for years and a top air-purifier pick for more than a decade, since the product launched in 2015.

— Matthew Huff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
The retail giant also has an on-going collaboration with menswear design darling Aaron Levine and has released capsule collections with Bad Bunny, Marisa Berenson, Fruit of the Loom, Baisi Guadagnino and more.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of darling

Noun

On top of that, the plugs offer passive isolation (the seal of the bud) and adaptive sound masking (soothing audio tracks that help cover up your beloved’s snoring).

— Jessica Sager, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
But Leigh continued to hold out hope that her beloved would return, sounding much like Scarlett O’Hara.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of beloved

Noun

But my little Outlander sweeties, this is not just any reverend, this is Reverend Wakefield.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
The said witty, hedonistic sweetie is not so much a strutting shock machine as a normative character, a familiar sight on the Rialto with a whole lot of high-end Broadway competition working just down the street.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of sweetie

Noun

But shoppers can still find deals by comparing prices, buying in bulk and opting for a mix of chocolate and non-chocolate sweets.

— Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
The pop-up will feature the full collection, content from the campaign, sweets from Ritz Paris Le Comptoir and a gift with purchase for clients while supplies last.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of sweet

Noun

Deutch, so great as Jean Seberg in Richard Linklater’s valentine to Godard, Nouvelle Vague, runs the gamut of emotions in this one, a performance that works on every level and a knockout that qualifies her a spot in the rom-com hall of fame alongside Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson and Ryan.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 June 2026
The original is a gratifying valentine.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 June 2026

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