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noun

as in guy
an adult male human being research shows that more males than females are responding positively to the new ad campaign

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Recent Examples of male
Adjective
This is not a show that needs a male savior (laughs). Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025 The final sample, like the demographics of the study team, skewed white (ninety-seven per cent), Christian (seventy-six per cent), and male (sixty-nine per cent). Michael Pollan, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Noun
According to the park, grizzlies have black to blonde fur with lighter tips, can stand about 3 feet at the shoulders, and males can weigh between 216-717 pounds. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 May 2025 Body camera footage showed her partner in a tense situation with another male. Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for male
Recent Examples of Synonyms for male
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • When the politician begins to speak of evacuation plans the guy immediately shouts him down.
    Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
  • And on the West Coast, our country-star cover guy charmed on the L.A. set.
    Charlotte Triggs, People.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Hackett London’s window design was transformed into a living sculpture of a gentleman’s necktie.
    Hanna McNeila, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • But even worse is to see the dark lessons of history, the dangerous choices of weaker men, and follow in those footsteps.
    Val Demings, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • Jesus was single, never married; Disciples were all dudes ….
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 14 May 2025
  • Those are three really, really talented, strong, athletic dudes playing outside hitter for these teams.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025

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“Male.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/male. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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