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Hughes

/hjuːz/

Sounds like hues · Rhymes with -uːz

proper noun

A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Hugh. What’s happening at the Post now — I’m surprised more people haven’t drawn the comparison — is sort of comparable to the phantasmagoria of rake stomps which took place at The New Republic after Facebook billionaire Chris Hughes purchased it in 2012.
A Welsh surname; a variant of Howells.
A minor city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.
A city in St. Francis County, Arkansas.
A ghost town in Hardin County, Iowa.
A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Billy Hughes.
A rural locality in Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia.
An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Closest in meaning: hugh, belanger, schrader, stephen, hugues, langs, clutch, embrace, cuddle, squeeze, snuggle, clasp, caress, hold, enfold, bearhug

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@misc{hughes_2026,
  title = {Hughes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hughes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}