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noun

as in guy
an adult male human being research shows that more males than females are responding positively to the new ad campaign

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Recent Examples of male
Adjective
The products of two male parents, however, died the day after birth. ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025 Combs wrote in a text message to a woman at a male escort service. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 23 June 2025
Noun
The Black male’s replacement with a white 55-year-old alternate hasn’t been discussed. Essence, 20 June 2025 Suspect is white male, brown hair, wearing black body armor over blue shirt and blue pants and may misrepresent himself as law enforcement. Ben Kelly martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for male
Recent Examples of Synonyms for male
Adjective
  • However, the 49-year-old actress noted that her own personal style tends to skew more toward edgy and masculine looks, much to the displeasure of her kids.
    EW.com, EW.com, 25 June 2025
  • The alpha as a crude avatar for masculine power makes perfect sense in that context.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Jayson Tatum landed in a Boston situation that didn’t rely on him to be the guy until Year 3.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 26 June 2025
  • While the fan messages did make the guys laugh, a lot of it was thanks to their ribbing of each other and themselves.
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Ironically, the gentleman is an elementary school principal.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
  • The elegant procession of gentlemen dressed in designer Simon Holloway’s modern English menswear wardrobe was transporting.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Six men were inside a 2018 GMC Sierra pickup truck at the time of the shooting.
    Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2025
  • While conditions for the athletes were atop the concern list, Carlos Alcaraz, the two-time defending men’s singles champion, made sure patrons at Centre Court were also taken care of in the heat.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Work on getting rugs and maybe take your shoes off once in a while, but don’t let this dude bully you!
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • Steven is a remarkably busy dude, though – not to say that these folks aren’t.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 June 2025

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“Male.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/male. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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