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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
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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
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Although Americans are individualists, we’re still expected to go home for the holidays and to cite our parents as our greatest sources of inspiration.—
Anesce Dremen,
Longreads,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success and making an impact on the world.—
Forbes Press Releases,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, many of these behaviors—practicing gratitude and being more sociable, for instance—have been well studied for years and found to be beneficial to the doer or giver.—
Emiliana Simon-Thomas,
Scientific American,
5 Sep. 2025
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“He-man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/he-man. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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