as in masculinity
the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men
a culture that prizes machismo and has rigid gender roles
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Recent Examples of machismo
The gnarly riffs and polished guitar tones across last year’s Bees in the Bonnet occasionally leaned into the jazzy or minimal, but the overarching sheen was of a retro rock machismo.
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Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
Yet maybe, as the cartoonish machismo of Trumpism proves its hollowness, America’s latent resentment can be channeled to better ends.
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Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Co-directors Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig mix cinema vérité, Super 8 footage, and stylized scenes into a cocktail where machismo and queerness come together.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
By tearing off his shirt in machismo-riddled jubilation, Johnson had delivered unto Chicago a feast — or, at least, roughly 2,000 free hot dogs.
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Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for machismo
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
Yet maybe, as the cartoonish machismo of Trumpism proves its hollowness, America’s latent resentment can be channeled to better ends.
—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Co-directors Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig mix cinema vérité, Super 8 footage, and stylized scenes into a cocktail where machismo and queerness come together.
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
By tearing off his shirt in machismo-riddled jubilation, Johnson had delivered unto Chicago a feast — or, at least, roughly 2,000 free hot dogs.
—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for machismo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for machismo
masculinity
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The sessions went so well that Morali asked Willis to front the group, which adopted campy archetypes of masculinity — cop, cowboy and construction worker among them — in their stage costumes.
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The juxtaposition of the apex masculinity of the professional athlete with traditionally feminine signifiers of the luxury handbag does seem to short circuit something in the wider culture.
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“Machismo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machismo. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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