as in masculine
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
the radio program offers both male and female perspectives on many common relationship issues
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Recent Examples of male
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
To assess why women engineers were using AI at lower rates than male engineers, the researchers asked 1,026 software engineers at the company to evaluate an identical piece of computer code.
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Michelle Travis,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
Vixen met an adult male peregrine named Dave, who was fledged from a nest in Chicago in 2020, and went on to lay four eggs that would hatch into the baby falcons.
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Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
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Adjective
The standard park events, featured for both male and female skateboarders and BMX riders, sees athletes perform various tricks on obstacles like ramps, bowls, quarterpipes and ledges across a single run through a course.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
To assess why women engineers were using AI at lower rates than male engineers, the researchers asked 1,026 software engineers at the company to evaluate an identical piece of computer code.
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Michelle Travis,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Noun
The profile of a heavy sports bettor is a male younger than 35 who is single, employed and well-educated, according to the National Council on Problem Gambling.
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Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
Vixen met an adult male peregrine named Dave, who was fledged from a nest in Chicago in 2020, and went on to lay four eggs that would hatch into the baby falcons.
—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for male
Adjective
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There is something stereotypically masculine about the kind of chest-pumping, overly stylish translations of your predecessors.
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In reality, Lewis says, men have a deep, wide range of feeling that encompasses both traditionally masculine and traditionally feminine aspects.
Noun
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After a lengthy, wide-ranging search for their next coach, the Portland Trail Blazers have chosen one of the guys already at the front of the line.
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Alcantara has never been known as a strikeout guy.
Noun
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Take The Music Lesson, a study of a young woman playing the virginal, closely watched by a gentleman, which Graham-Dixon reads as a depiction of Collegiants chastely performing and singing psalms.
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That is some business that the gentlemen are discussing.
Noun
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Suarez, the Braves’ setup man, and arguably the team’s top offseason acquisition, was an All-Star closer for the Padres the past two seasons.
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Nationally, women receive an average of $1,760 monthly in Social Security, $438 less than the $2,198 men receive on average.
Noun
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Not the fun stuff — waving down at your antlike neighbors, chatting up green alien dudes — but the dicey stuff like zero gravity and sound and communication distortions?
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But when danger walks in courtesy of a very large and formidable alien, Kara walks out and throws hands at the dude.
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“Male.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/male. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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