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as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion
I'm going to see my man again tonight
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as in person
a member of the human race
every man has a responsibility to safeguard the planet
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as in husband
the male partner in a marriage
I now pronounce you man and wife
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as in police
a body of officers of the law
the crowd of onlookers quickly scattered when the man arrived on the scene
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Recent Examples of man
The three men claimed that the two-time Academy Award-winning star abused them at times between 2000 and 2013.
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Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
The homeowner rented out the house’s pool online, said a man who rents a room in the home.
—Ryan Oehrli
march 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
Our sample was 78% women because women tend to experience more chronic pain than men and tend to be more open to talking about their pain.
—Elana Feldman, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Due to extra off days in April, the Yankees will begin the season with a four-man starting staff but plan to re-incorporate Gil in the rotation once the schedule condenses.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
The homeowner rented out the house’s pool online, said a man who rents a room in the home.
—Ryan Oehrli
march 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
Our sample was 78% women because women tend to experience more chronic pain than men and tend to be more open to talking about their pain.
—Elana Feldman, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Due to extra off days in April, the Yankees will begin the season with a four-man starting staff but plan to re-incorporate Gil in the rotation once the schedule condenses.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for man
Noun
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But Hubert Davis was ultimately not the right guy to lead the UNC basketball program.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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You guys keep putting that crap out there.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Mar. 2026
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Officers broke down the door to Taylor's apartment, and her then-current boyfriend Kenneth Walker, who thought someone was breaking into the home, fired one shot with a handgun, striking an officer in the leg.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Markell Pierce's mother, 33-year-old Dominique Servant, and her boyfriend, 38-year-old Joey Ruffin, were charged in the 8-year-old's murder in February.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Since early February, residents of the Big Bend region have been outspoken about border wall plans — both on social media and through in-person events hosted in cities in Brewster and Presidio counties.—
Lexi Salazar,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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In October 2025, an attacker drove his car into people gathered outside a Manchester synagogue to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur and stabbed one person to death.—
KRUTIKA PATHI,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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The film stars Ryan Gosling as a middle-school science teacher who ends up on a mission to save mankind that strands him in space by himself.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Far from being hungry and spending most of our resources on food, mankind has never had to work fewer hours to pay for his bread.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Katy Kindred — who with her husband Joe runs acclaimed restaurants like Kindred in Davidson and Albertine in uptown — offered a similar assessment.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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The loss has been especially devastating for her husband, Tom, who is currently battling throat and brain cancer.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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During an appeal last year of his indictment by a Haitian investigative judge, Badio accused Haiti’s judicial police of missing security lapses in the president’s detail.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Another person died during the attack after being inadvertently shot by police.—
KRUTIKA PATHI,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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Among respondents, 50% identified as male and 48% as female, with an average age of 45.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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Experts assume that the whale is a young male, as males, unlike females, tend to migrate.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The song comes alongside a video, shot by Michael Grant, which features a beaming Bey cozied up with an apparent beau in a bucket hat.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2026
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The frontrunners are Vanity Fair cover star Kylie Jenner and her nominated beau Timothée Chalamet, who has been the butt of the joke all night for his opera and ballet comments.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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