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
Police say one of the males arrested is believed to be the shooter.
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
Matt Lovatt, director for the UK’s Trentham Monkey Forest, told the BBC that rejection by parents is rare among macaques, but that males of the species do as much caretaking as the females, so Punch still has a good chance of integrating into the troop and developing normally, even without his mom.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2026
Firefighters pronounced four people dead at the scene — two males and two females, the department said.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Two males in all black were seen fleeing the building at the time of the shooting.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
The legs of the males are pale tan, while the torso is a dark blue.
—Chloe Chapin, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2026
For every 100 American males, 13 will develop prostate cancer at some point in their lives, the above source stated.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Among eighteen- to twenty-five-year-old black males, the voter turnout was 25 percent; turnout among white male voters of the same age was only 22 percent.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
By studying the brains of males of the species, researchers found that more aggressive males tended to have higher expression of a gene called Agouti than those that were more caring toward young mice.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
Matt Lovatt, director for the UK’s Trentham Monkey Forest, told the BBC that rejection by parents is rare among macaques, but that males of the species do as much caretaking as the females, so Punch still has a good chance of integrating into the troop and developing normally, even without his mom.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2026
Firefighters pronounced four people dead at the scene — two males and two females, the department said.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Two males in all black were seen fleeing the building at the time of the shooting.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
The legs of the males are pale tan, while the torso is a dark blue.
—Chloe Chapin, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2026
For every 100 American males, 13 will develop prostate cancer at some point in their lives, the above source stated.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Among eighteen- to twenty-five-year-old black males, the voter turnout was 25 percent; turnout among white male voters of the same age was only 22 percent.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
By studying the brains of males of the species, researchers found that more aggressive males tended to have higher expression of a gene called Agouti than those that were more caring toward young mice.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for males
Noun
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Are you guys not playing the same game?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Even for two guys who run shark fishing tours professionally, this was a shock.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Mulvaney’s penchant for girlish giggles and squeals between bites of her spaghetti pomodoro stand out in Arno, especially when juxtaposed against the sea of older gentlemen in an assortment of ill-fitting grey blazers sitting behind her at the bar.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
18 Feb. 2026
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Distinguished gentlemen boasting dashing Hessian boots and tall beaver hats.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Leads Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie went, seemingly overnight, from two dudes no one had heard of to the hottest young stars in the biz, in the sort of Cinderella story that tends to get fans personally invested in their ascents.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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As for Cade Cowell’s hair and Tim Parker flexing on dudes?—
Tom Bogert,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Post-workout or post-treatment options include a 66-foot indoor infinity pool, an outdoor sundeck, a sauna (steam for women, dry for men), and a public bath.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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Dozens of men on board were killed or severely injured.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Males.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/males. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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