males

noun

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 Officers immediately responding to a citizen’s call found scratch marks above the store’s front door and the males gone, police said. — Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics state that 266,307 new prostate cancers were reported in the United States in 2023, and 34,815 males in the United States died from prostate cancer in 2024. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026 Particularly when that political perspective involves acknowledging the biological reality of physical advantages males have over females in sports. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 But extreme right-wing factions in Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party have insisted that maintaining only males from the male imperial line as eligible to become emperor preserves the authority of the Chrysanthemum Throne. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Oct. 2026 The study found no significant difference in wall-sit hold times between males and females included. — Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2026 The Secret Service found that nearly all of the attacks were carried out by males who acted alone. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Moreover, teen males comprise the vast majority of the brand’s customer base. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 Vans is the seventh most popular footwear brand among teen males, according to the survey. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for males
  1. guys
  2. gentlemen
  3. dudes
  4. men
Noun
  • Those were the guys that brought home the Astros’ first World Series championship, as Henderson’s Brewers are trying to do for Milwaukee.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Milwaukee also developed such top guys as Brice Turang (1st round), Garrett Mitchell (1st round), Sal Frelick (1st round) and Cooper Pratt (6th round), among others.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of guys
Noun
  • As if the Hawks should be gentlemen and hold open doors for the dainty, little Dream.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen is adding a few more gentlemen (and ladies) for its third season, which has started production in UK and Morocco.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of gentlemen
Noun
  • The data dudes have created their place, and value, in every sport, and percentages direct possessions, matchups and everything else.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The whole point of the ad was to get dudes to sign up for a Novig account and start hammering parlays this football season.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of dudes
Noun
  • Coast is more formal, a fine-dining venue (no jeans, shorts, flip-flops, or sneakers allowed; jackets are preferred, though not required for men), serving three-, four-, and seven-course tasting menus, open for dinner only.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Fils-Aimé and Bukele had spoken by phone, the brief statement said, about deployment and operations to locate the missing men.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of men

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