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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
Although research from the Pew Research Center finds that the gender pay gap has narrowed in the last decade, women still earn 85% of the wages men do.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
The Magic signed free agent Jalen Crutcher in a corresponding move to maintain the 21-man roster size.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
After all, Robbie is a wanted man, holding a gun to the head of the federal agent who has been hunting him.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
In the Shadow of the Stars put the divas in the background to focus on the lives of 11 men and women choristers at the San Francisco opera house.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
The Magic signed free agent Jalen Crutcher in a corresponding move to maintain the 21-man roster size.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
After all, Robbie is a wanted man, holding a gun to the head of the federal agent who has been hunting him.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
In the Shadow of the Stars put the divas in the background to focus on the lives of 11 men and women choristers at the San Francisco opera house.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for man
Noun
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The bold scent blends cannabis, leather, and patchouli to bring a sophisticated, yet earthy vibe any guy would want for his bachelor pad.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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And most boys — 69% — also regularly see content promoting gender roles in problematic ways, such as posts suggesting girls prefer to date a particular kind of guy or use their looks to achieve their goals, according to the survey.—
Kara Alaimo,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The 23-year-old, who welcomed her son Halo with boyfriend DDG, admitted to photoshopping her growing belly out of Instagram posts before publicly announcing the birth.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Based on the events of the episodes, the father could have believably been Logan, Jess, new boyfriend Paul, or some random Wookie cosplayer.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
6 Oct. 2025
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This level of caring and personal openness—owning mistakes is part of being present as a whole person—filters into the business culture.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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For me, that person was Ursula Burns.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Birds, however, is uniquely of its era, with a radiant Tippi Hedren staring down an army of furious birds that have turned on mankind.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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Inside the most complex machine mankind has ever devised, a laser beam hits a droplet of tin 50,000 times per second, generating temperatures 40 times those found on the surface of the Sun.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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When one patient, a new mother experiencing postpartum depression, commits an impulsive, desperate act, Linda is forced to contend with her own physically and emotionally unavailable husband.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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That of the vampy, endlessly ambitious, and deliciously ruthless weather presenter Suzanne Stone, who plots to knock off her husband (Matt Dillon) in Gus Van Sant’s satirical romp.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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My record includes bringing major sports franchises like the Heat, Marlins and Panthers; building police substations; crafting the SMART Plan; winning single-member district reforms; and funding after-school programs with private dollars.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
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Some of the larger projects included in the 2019 bond are the creation of the Ramble and its parking deck, improvements to multiple community parks, the new police headquarters building and a number of drainage improvements across the city.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Oct. 2025
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Police described Taylor as a Black male who is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Upon arrival, an officer made contact with the woman and the male, identified as Sligh, on the sidewalk in the 400 block of Morrison.—
Steven Mross,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Last year’s The Tortured Poets Department, which recounted Swift’s breakups with rocker beau Matty Healy and actor/co-writer Joe Alwyn, bristled at expectations and disappeared into fantasy.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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Her beau and companion was asleep on his board in the middle of the lagoon.—
NEAL RUBIN,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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