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as in males
an adult male human being
several men will be needed to dig up the old tree stump in the backyard
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as in boyfriends
a male romantic companion
I'm going to see my man again tonight
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as in guys
a member of the human race
every man has a responsibility to safeguard the planet
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as in humanities
the human race
man is always coming up with new advances in science and technology
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as in husbands
the male partner in a marriage
I now pronounce you man and wife
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as in police
a body of officers of the law
the crowd of onlookers quickly scattered when the man arrived on the scene
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Recent Examples of men
Their risk of major depression rose by about 16%, while there was no significant association among men.
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
And while Sturm offers a small group of men’s options (the Face Cream Men doubles as an after-shave soother), some of her male clientele seem content to buy the primary unisex line.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
Young men, eager to fight hair loss, often order it online, no prescription, no doctor's advice.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
That's the hardest part, is walking away from all those young men in that locker room — the recruits that were committed to us.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Bands of masked men apprehending people in broad daylight in the streets and hauling them off.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Not of any one person, but of Florida with its beauty and its faults, and the imagined communities of young men who could inhabit it.
—Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
There’s kind of a stereotype out there that women want or need relationships more than men.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
While Abigail Spanberger stood with her running mate Jay Jones and his murderous fantasies, and evaded every direct question including equivocating over men being in locker rooms with girls.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
And while Sturm offers a small group of men’s options (the Face Cream Men doubles as an after-shave soother), some of her male clientele seem content to buy the primary unisex line.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
Young men, eager to fight hair loss, often order it online, no prescription, no doctor's advice.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
That's the hardest part, is walking away from all those young men in that locker room — the recruits that were committed to us.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Bands of masked men apprehending people in broad daylight in the streets and hauling them off.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Not of any one person, but of Florida with its beauty and its faults, and the imagined communities of young men who could inhabit it.
—Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
There’s kind of a stereotype out there that women want or need relationships more than men.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
While Abigail Spanberger stood with her running mate Jay Jones and his murderous fantasies, and evaded every direct question including equivocating over men being in locker rooms with girls.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for men
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Trump signed an executive order to prohibit schools from allowing biological males to play in girls' sports in February, but the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) has persistently defied it.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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In stark contrast, Saint Bernards can reach 28–30 inches for males and 26–28 inches for females, with males weighing 140–180 pounds and females 120–140 pounds.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Ai provide companions that essentially act like virtual boyfriends or girlfriends.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Her Godfather costar, Al Pacino, was one of her boyfriends in real life.—
Mandalit del Barco,
NPR,
12 Oct. 2025
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The house on Green Street belonged to the guys in a punk-metal crossover band called Meltdown.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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But while guys like Payton Tolle, Connelly Early and Hunter Dobbins were garnering headlines, one of Boston’s best young arms toiled largely out of public view.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Reznicek is an associate professor of medical humanities at the University of Minnesota.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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TikTok’s algorithm started swamping me with humanities grad students of varying cogency.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Princess of Wales, 43, and the Jordanian princess, 31, met earlier this week with their husbands, and a new video shared to Instagram showed their greeting.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The husbands wouldn't allow their wives to sell the coffee at all.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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First responders were called after Scholtes' wife arrived home three hours after Scholtes and found their daughter inside the vehicle, according to a police report.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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West Memphis police took over the pursuit with assistance from state troopers, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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As a rule, royal governors were gentlemen, if not always gentlemen with experience.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Mid-Century Modern follows three gay gentlemen of a certain age (Lane, Bomer, Graham) who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs, where the wealthiest one lives with his mother (Lavin).—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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And much like their singing mama, both boys seem to enjoy getting silly, with Spears sharing goofy shots of the trio during a break from her 2018 tour, as well as a sweet snap of quality time with Preston in Miami.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The dramatization of one of the darkest chapters in American crime history has drawn plaudits for sidestepping easy sensationalism about the Chicago contractor and amateur clown who murdered 33 boys in the 1970s, burying them in a crawl space beneath his house.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Men.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/men. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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