variants
or man-sized
as in male
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
worked up a man-size appetite playing soccer
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Recent Examples of man-size
Flaherty scrupulously captured animal, water, and flora phenomena (Moana wrestling with a man-size tortoise and his brother Pe’a climbing the daunting heights of an arching coconut tree).
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Armond White, National Review, 4 Dec. 2024
Armond White, National Review, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for man-size
Adjective
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The 26-foot-tall bronze sculpture depicts a male figure that transforms into tree branches housing various bird species.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Amy McGrath, a former Marine fighter pilot and Democratic Senate candidate in Kentucky, posted a video on Facebook stating there is no male standard or female standard for roles, including flying a fighter jet or being an artillery officer.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Republicans responded by leaning into their ideal image as the masculine party, with appeal that cut across racial barriers.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Convincing him to take him along, Veneno is drawn into the hyper-masculine world of long-haul trucking across northern Mexico.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Man-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man-size. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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