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
Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Studies show high levels of Red 3 caused cancer in male rats, but the FDA maintains normal levels are safe for humans.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
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
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Adjective
Also on Tuesday, there was a vote for the fans' favorite male and female contestants and the results will be revealed soon.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Studies show high levels of Red 3 caused cancer in male rats, but the FDA maintains normal levels are safe for humans.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 3 July 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for male
Adjective
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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
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The alpha as a crude avatar for masculine power makes perfect sense in that context.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Ironically, the gentleman is an elementary school principal.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
24 June 2025
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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
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Six men were inside a 2018 GMC Sierra pickup truck at the time of the shooting.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
1 July 2025
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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
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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
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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 10 Jul. 2025.
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