males

plural of male
as in guys
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 males The two males are adjusting well, according to caretakers at SeaWorld, and are slowly being introduced to the existing whales at the park. Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham does not believe that female athletes should have to share a locker room or compete against biological males. Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Myocarditis, in particular, has been most typically seen in adolescent and young adult males within a week of their second mRNA Covid vaccine dose, but the CDC says that most patients respond well to medicine and rest and feel better quickly. Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 This is consistent with the idea that solitary (and aggressively hormonal) males were more likely to die in natural traps, such as landslides or sinkholes, increasing the chance that their bones would be preserved over thousands of years. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 All these races are restricted to three-year-olds and mostly males run in them. Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Data are based on couples living to average longevity based on Social Security's actuarial tables of 81 for males and 84 for females. Medora Lee, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for males
Noun
  • All these guys, all my teammates, all my coaches, everybody in this building loves it.
    Sam Warren, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Finding all these guys, and so many more peppering the scene, served as an important reminder.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • That, ladies and gentlemen, is why the stock of Amazon surged Friday and took its hyperscaler peers along for the ride.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a resident big band that sets the tempo for dancing—there are even gentlemen hosts available for ladies—and a DJ rocks the small disco late into the night.
    Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • In 72 Hours, Hart plays fortysomething advertising executive Joe, who accidentally gets added to a group chat for a bunch of younger dudes' bachelor party weekend.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026
  • There’s hippie dudes and Patagonia dudes but also corporate lawyer dudes looking for a night off.
    Claire Howorth, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • Thursday’s best performances spread the entire field, with six different men leading the six individual apparatus races.
    Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Three men in their 70s were slightly injured — two of them were caught in the wind and a third one fell from a stool, apparently blown off by the wind while preparing for the storm, the Okinawa prefecture said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Males.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/males. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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