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Recent Examples of maleness
The men handling their maleness was interesting.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Fact is Bruce Springsteen has forever been a man of the people, a man in search of his own definition of his maleness and his humanity.
—Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Becoming Lazarus particularly allowed Claflin to explore maleness.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Fact is Bruce Springsteen has forever been a man of the people, a man in search of his own definition of his maleness and his humanity.
—Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Becoming Lazarus particularly allowed Claflin to explore maleness.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maleness
Noun
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There's no question that Wansack has perfected his curly routine (the proof is in his videos), but the ritual represents his commitment to challenging toxic masculinity.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the 1900s, and even into the ‘80s and ’90s, women often were encouraged to be more effeminate, and male counterparts were told to embrace their masculinity.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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When his older brother pressed him further and alluded to the fact that the lyrics are presumably referencing the NFL tight end's manhood, Travis feigned innocence.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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No one questions Rob’s manhood, and Rob himself is undeniably comfortably in his skin; even his pratfalls are laced with a wiry athleticism.—
John Glynn,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Suck it up, and embrace the steely, Vader-esque manliness of this Ultra-Tough cooler from RTIC.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
10 Dec. 2025
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Today’s Republican Party is big on manliness and masculine virtues.—
Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
20 Nov. 2025
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For all his talk about strength, his approach leans more toward virality than virility with social media as his primary accelerant.—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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Contrasting rumors of Hitler’s virility could have actually been very welcome, and such were never confirmed nor denied.—
Rosemary Counter,
Vanity Fair,
19 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
Cite this Entry
“Maleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maleness. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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