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Recent Examples of he-man
The conversation between him and David Carradine’s Bill, however, once again taps into that same steely, slow-and-low vibe that Marvin parlayed into an entire career, and was the he-man crown Madsen should have been the heir to.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2025
But that sub-thread gets scrubbed quickly; wouldn’t want this he-man movie to get too girly.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 15 May 2024
But how can a diminutive performer like himself possibly dominate in this he-man competition?
—Pat Padua, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
On each side of the globe are the nude, burly, he-men: on one side, Jupiter, awkwardly flying through the sky on an eagle, pushes the sphere; on the other, Jupiter’s brothers, Pluto and Neptune, stand as if at the edge of the opening in the ceiling, looking down.
—Monika Schmitter, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2023
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2025
But that sub-thread gets scrubbed quickly; wouldn’t want this he-man movie to get too girly.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 15 May 2024
But how can a diminutive performer like himself possibly dominate in this he-man competition?
—Pat Padua, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
On each side of the globe are the nude, burly, he-men: on one side, Jupiter, awkwardly flying through the sky on an eagle, pushes the sphere; on the other, Jupiter’s brothers, Pluto and Neptune, stand as if at the edge of the opening in the ceiling, looking down.
—Monika Schmitter, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for he-man
Noun
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New York City is full of remorseless individualists who nonetheless stick to some codes very rigidly.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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Based on actual events, Eden features a starry cast playing a disparate group of rugged individualists who all find themselves in the Galapagos in the early 20th century, each abandoning society in the hopes of creating a utopia.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Major biotech companies that churn out made-to-order DNA for scientists have protections in place to keep dangerous biological material out of the hands of would-be evil-doers.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Here’s how workers can thrive in the AI era of work: Think like a manager The most profound change required by the agentic shift is the move from being a doer to being a conductor of others, including yourself.—
Marco Argenti,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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“He-man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/he-man. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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