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Recent Examples of hypermasculine
The displays of wealth and opulence, as well as the hypermasculine displays of sexuality.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Some Republican women who might have considered running also balked at campaigning in the hypermasculine politics of the moment.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2025
This mindset among far-right Reformed evangelicals is deeply entwined with a hypermasculine virtuousness.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
Laurie rejects the hypermasculine traits his grandfather enforces in favor of becoming one of the March girls, a radical concept for the time.
—Ivelisse Rodriguez, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Some Republican women who might have considered running also balked at campaigning in the hypermasculine politics of the moment.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2025
This mindset among far-right Reformed evangelicals is deeply entwined with a hypermasculine virtuousness.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
Laurie rejects the hypermasculine traits his grandfather enforces in favor of becoming one of the March girls, a radical concept for the time.
—Ivelisse Rodriguez, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for hypermasculine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypermasculine
Adjective
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Like a Faustian figure, Kilmer’s Elvis plays to Clarence’s macho aspiration.—
Beatrice Loayza,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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At first, Bacon’s macho lead role seems like a run-of-the-mill badass: All one-liners, muscles and cool-guy poses.—
William Earl,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Andrew Durand, as McCurdy, lends him a square-jawed masculine resentment and entitlement.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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The clever exploration of contrasts — marrying delicate fabrics, soft palettes, and masculine silhouettes — was the label’s unique formula for winning over fashion’s insiders, including powerhouse Moda Operandi.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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All three ensembles diverged from the Vatican's traditional dress code, which prescribes a formal black suit, black tie, and a black lapel pin for male attendees at papal funerals.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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Both Accountant 2 and Sinners are R-rated are competing with Revenge of the Sith for male attention, although the latter has the advantage of also playing to families.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Movies don't get more manly than Predator, which is positively brimming with bulging muscles, oneupmanship, relentless s— talk, chainguns, and some of Schwarzenegger's silliest one-liners since Commando.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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And women who tried to build muscle were seen as manly or unnatural.—
Danielle Friedman,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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During his campaign for reelection in 2024, Trump, who turns 79 in June, sold digital trading cards that featured virile depictions of himself as a cowboy, superhero and astronaut, among other images.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
24 Mar. 2025
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In The Empire’s frame, residents of a coastal village in northern France — gruff, virile fisherman Jony (Brandon Vlieghe) and teenage tease Line (Lyna Khoudri) — reveal their oddball allegiance to extraterrestrial invaders.—
Armond White,
National Review,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Hypermasculine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypermasculine. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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