as in masculine
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
the radio program offers both male and female perspectives on many common relationship issues
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Recent Examples of male
Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Robinson himself was a lifelong outdoor enthusiast, leading an annual backpacking trip for close male friends for 25 years, well into his 70s.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
But experts say the male-only succession system is structurally flawed and only worked previously thanks to the help of concubines who, until about 100 years ago, produced imperial children.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Luxury behind bars and a new escape In 1976, Sobhraj was arrested again in India for murder, in this case not a female victim but a male French tourist named Jean-Luc Solomon.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Robinson himself was a lifelong outdoor enthusiast, leading an annual backpacking trip for close male friends for 25 years, well into his 70s.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
Several of Jurupa Valley’s opponents this season have forfeited games rather than play a game against a team that has a biological male on it.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
But experts say the male-only succession system is structurally flawed and only worked previously thanks to the help of concubines who, until about 100 years ago, produced imperial children.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for male
Adjective
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His womenswear collection, introduced in 1975, quickly became known for easy shapes and masculine cuts with feminine qualities.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Set on a white-run construction site in West Africa, the story follows an edgy foreman anxiously awaiting his bride, whose presence meets resistance from a cocksure engineer clinging to the hyper-masculine status quo.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Another favorite comic novel of mine, this one follows a guy in Beijing who installs custom, old school sound systems for rich people.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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Travis is a perfect addition to the rogue gallery of guys Rahill consistently plays across social media — hilarious and singular character studies of very particular and deeply cringey types of dude, replete with his trademark grin.—
Justin Caffier,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Among its many other deft and occasionally very blunt messages, the film, directed by Australian David Michod, definitely telegraphs the hey-get-a-load-of-this-serious-actress-here-ladies-and-gentlemen transmission.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Lloyd will play Clive, a gentleman who has lost his phone at Happy’s Place and comes back to retrieve it.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Authorities arrested a man shortly after a bullet hit Kirk, Mason said during the news conference.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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No man is worth missing Paris for.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Plenty of people, critics or otherwise, weighed in online, often piling on about their distaste for a perfectly adequate, somewhat imperfect, modestly ambitious thriller that’s mostly about a very intense dude trying to protect his adult children.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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But in college football’s hottest early-season matchup, the Carlsbad dude was California cool.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Male.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/male. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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