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Recent Examples of hypermasculine
And Hank’s own clumsy attempts at hypermasculine child-rearing often come from his father, Cotton (Toby Huss).
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 July 2025
Trump has successfully revived being anti-woke and boastfully hypermasculine in the comedy world — a mere reflection of what his politics are all about.
—Allison Jiang, The Hill, 10 June 2025
When The Sopranos debuted in 1999, the series moved the cultural needle in innumerable ways — not least with its depiction of a hypermasculine man in a therapist’s office.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
Rather than two hypermasculine men sparring for Agathe’s affection, Félix and Oliver don’t see each other as enemies.
—Hannah Benson
may 16, Literary Hub, 16 May 2025
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 July 2025
Trump has successfully revived being anti-woke and boastfully hypermasculine in the comedy world — a mere reflection of what his politics are all about.
—Allison Jiang, The Hill, 10 June 2025
When The Sopranos debuted in 1999, the series moved the cultural needle in innumerable ways — not least with its depiction of a hypermasculine man in a therapist’s office.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
Rather than two hypermasculine men sparring for Agathe’s affection, Félix and Oliver don’t see each other as enemies.
—Hannah Benson
may 16, Literary Hub, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypermasculine
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Moura suggests that Filho’s also exploring manhood, not so much in the macho sense, but in its connection to values.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Rocky, in that movie, has to shed the trappings of fame to recapture his magic; in The Smashing Machine, Kerr has to shed his entire macho ego.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In her practice, Palazzolo focuses heavily on industrial materials as a way of turning things perceived as artless or overtly masculine on their head.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The reemergence of traditional gender roles manifests in fashion through hyper masculine and hyper feminine ways of dressing.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At Duran Lantink’s debut collection for Jean Paul Gaultier, graphic bodysuits of male pubic hair, hairy chests, and hairier bellies were on shocking display.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Forensic analysis shows bear DNA collected from Thomas’ body does not match the DNA profile of the male bear killed by wildlife officials, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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Come for the unraveling of manly sanities, stay for Dafoe's farts and a scene-stealing seagull.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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And that’s the end of the manly story.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Aside from these Nazi-ish tendencies, Frankenstein is erotically obsessed with the borders of life and death, with wounds and organs being specific sites of fascination; meanwhile, Katrin’s attraction to a lowly, virile farmhand (Joe Dallesandro) jeopardises the sanctity of the experiments.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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All research seems to indicate that this back-to-back joke from 1985 was the lodestar for the meme of a socially inept teen feigning virile worldliness with a gal in America's northern neighbor country.—
Jordan Hoffman Updated,
EW.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Hypermasculine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypermasculine. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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