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
Yet maybe, as the cartoonish machismo of Trumpism proves its hollowness, America’s latent resentment can be channeled to better ends.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Co-directors Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig mix cinema vérité, Super 8 footage, and stylized scenes into a cocktail where machismo and queerness come together.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
By tearing off his shirt in machismo-riddled jubilation, Johnson had delivered unto Chicago a feast — or, at least, roughly 2,000 free hot dogs.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
Other rappers relied on machismo and grimier art when you guys first came out, but De La chose these kaleidoscopic colors and unique designs.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Co-directors Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig mix cinema vérité, Super 8 footage, and stylized scenes into a cocktail where machismo and queerness come together.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
By tearing off his shirt in machismo-riddled jubilation, Johnson had delivered unto Chicago a feast — or, at least, roughly 2,000 free hot dogs.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
Other rappers relied on machismo and grimier art when you guys first came out, but De La chose these kaleidoscopic colors and unique designs.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machismo
masculinity
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And, most gratifyingly for a genre that can sometimes feel stuck in retrograde masculinity, a lot of those three-dimensional characters are women.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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The Russian director’s first film in English, by contrast, is testosterone-driven, a father-son story in which the constricting codes of masculinity lead to senseless loss.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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“Machismo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machismo. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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