as in masculinity
the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men a culture that prizes machismo and has rigid gender roles

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Recent Examples of machismo But people don’t realize what an achievement that was in a world [dominated by] machismo. Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025 There is a sense that her interest hinges up his machismo and his job title, and (sadly) the show has barely bothered to give her more character than that. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025 Instead of using this opportunity to make Bond a more inclusive franchise, Bezos could very well lean into the franchise’s outmoded machismo, returning Bond to an aggressive womanizer and pillar of a brand of masculinity that aligns with the values of the far right. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025 By comparison, even peers like Iggy or Lou Reed were willing to fall back on tough-guy machismo when addressing women, in ways that Johansen had absolutely no use for. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for machismo
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masculinity
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  • In exploring height in definitions of masculinity in Georgian England, McCormack considers the very tall John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718–1792).
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 June 2025
  • Counselors who provide deep kindness and empathy to campers model healthier, more expansive examples of masculinity to boys.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 27 June 2025

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“Machismo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machismo. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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