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
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
To assess why women engineers were using AI at lower rates than male engineers, the researchers asked 1,026 software engineers at the company to evaluate an identical piece of computer code.
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Michelle Travis,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
26 June 2026
Investigators said the second suspect in the April 5 shooting is a juvenile male and was arrested on Thursday evening.
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Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
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Adjective
The standard park events, featured for both male and female skateboarders and BMX riders, sees athletes perform various tricks on obstacles like ramps, bowls, quarterpipes and ledges across a single run through a course.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
To assess why women engineers were using AI at lower rates than male engineers, the researchers asked 1,026 software engineers at the company to evaluate an identical piece of computer code.
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Michelle Travis,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Noun
These chatty little birds are a popular animal model for studying communication, but most research focuses on the males’ complicated songs.
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Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
26 June 2026
Investigators said the second suspect in the April 5 shooting is a juvenile male and was arrested on Thursday evening.
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Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for male
Adjective
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Willis was the lead singer, and when all the performers took on stereotypically masculine personas, he became known for playing the cop.
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Upon opening the package, the fragrances don't announce themselves with the hyper-masculine aggression of a locker-room body spray.
Noun
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Kahan headlines Rolling Stone’s inaugural Stateside Festival on July 4, just ahead of his return to Fenway on July 18 and 19, where 70,000 people will get to see a guy with his guitar absolutely captivate.
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Then, oh yeah, defenses can’t focus too much on those guys because of how much attention Joel Embiid commands.
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Take The Music Lesson, a study of a young woman playing the virginal, closely watched by a gentleman, which Graham-Dixon reads as a depiction of Collegiants chastely performing and singing psalms.
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That is some business that the gentlemen are discussing.
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Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape.
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But some have faced pushback, including when two Boise men faced the wrath of their homeowners association for replacing their grass with turf, in part to save water.
Noun
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Not the fun stuff — waving down at your antlike neighbors, chatting up green alien dudes — but the dicey stuff like zero gravity and sound and communication distortions?
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But when danger walks in courtesy of a very large and formidable alien, Kara walks out and throws hands at the dude.
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“Male.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/male. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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