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
Adelle Waldman, New Yorker, 31 May 2025
The president issued an executive order barring the federal government from recognizing genders other than male or female.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2025
Female alligators grow to about nine feet long, while males can get up to 14 feet.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
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Adjective
But Austen doesn’t leave the defense of the novel to a male character.
—Adelle Waldman, New Yorker, 31 May 2025
The president issued an executive order barring the federal government from recognizing genders other than male or female.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
Noun
The young male was the first wild wolf spotted in the state since 1924, when the animals were essentially hunted out of existence.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2025
Female alligators grow to about nine feet long, while males can get up to 14 feet.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for male
Adjective
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Levant encouraged men to take this time to think about masculine ideologies they were taught at a young age and be open to expressing vulnerability more genuinely.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Plus, there’s plenty to dissect about how much the show was about the masculine fantasies of the War on Terror.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Lawrence is like the orange M&M, or the also-orange wiry guy from Inside Out 2.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
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These two guys have very different perspectives on just about everything.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Hackett London’s window design was transformed into a living sculpture of a gentleman’s necktie.—
Hanna McNeila,
Footwear News,
22 May 2025
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The Wolves controlled both their first-round series against the Lakers and their second-round matchup with the Warriors, notching 4-1 gentleman's sweeps of both LA and Golden State.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
Noun
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As Rusby talks of finding god and becoming a better man, Kev screws a silencer onto his pistol.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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To these penniless and amiably drunken men, every boozy beverage is always the last one — truly, for real this time, the last one — until the next one that usually comes right after.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
25 May 2025
Noun
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One thing Lewis has never been accused of is being dumb — or, probably, being a good dude.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
26 May 2025
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To work with Sly [Stallone] now, that dude is a beast.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2025
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“Male.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/male. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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