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an adult male human being
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Recent Examples of males
In a long interview between training sessions in his gym, Wilson shared his insights, concerns, hopes and inspiration for American males.
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Will Carless, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The vast majority of whale sharks observed were also young males, researchers said.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Growing up in a household of seven females and no males seemed the most normal thing in the world to director Mayra Hermosillo.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
And like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the psychiatric focus was on males.
—New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2025
Officers discovered the bodies of two adult males fatally shot inside two different trailers on the lot, San Diego police said.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Not every encounter or exchange needs to entail a lesson in semantics, or the tyranny of cultural sensitivity, or the dominance of white males in academia and everywhere else.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Females were particularly successful at winning interactions with younger or older males, despite these males still being substantially bigger and heavier than their female counterparts.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
There was a disparity among males (50%) who were more likely to view productivity as a benefit to society while females (34%) were far less likely to have the same view.
—Hessie Jones, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Will Carless, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The vast majority of whale sharks observed were also young males, researchers said.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Growing up in a household of seven females and no males seemed the most normal thing in the world to director Mayra Hermosillo.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
And like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the psychiatric focus was on males.
—New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2025
Officers discovered the bodies of two adult males fatally shot inside two different trailers on the lot, San Diego police said.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Not every encounter or exchange needs to entail a lesson in semantics, or the tyranny of cultural sensitivity, or the dominance of white males in academia and everywhere else.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Females were particularly successful at winning interactions with younger or older males, despite these males still being substantially bigger and heavier than their female counterparts.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
There was a disparity among males (50%) who were more likely to view productivity as a benefit to society while females (34%) were far less likely to have the same view.
—Hessie Jones, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for males
Noun
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While you guys had staff inside laughing, pointing and even flicking off the crowd outside.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some guys are finding solace in extreme physical activity with expletive-laden barking from a drill sergeant to reclaim their manhood.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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That meant ladies could smile and wave with their makeup intact and gentlemen were comfortable in their suit jackets.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Finally, the 0/3 domino went into Purple 0 and the last open tile and that, ladies and gentlemen, was that.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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But there’s a reason that, as DeVille carefully tracks, the term indie evolved beyond the white-dudes-with-guitars stereotype to encompass a variety of rappers, R&B singers, and even low-wattage pop divas.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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Believe me, rock and roll is just what a bunch of Black dudes did in East Texas, and no one’s giving them credit.—
Pat Blashill,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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For instance, when the Martins were broke, before Christy gained the attention of legendary boxing promoter Don King, Jim, played on screen in a terrifying performance by Ben Foster, would take her to motel rooms to spar with men who would pay for the opportunity.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Two South Florida men are behind bars on human smuggling charges after a group of migrants arrived in the Florida Keys earlier this week.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Males.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/males. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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