variants or man-sized
Definition of man-sizenext

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Recent Examples of man-size The narrator of the story goes on to list her husband, four builders, and her two sons, who are no longer boy-size but man-size. Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2025 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). Armond White, National Review, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for man-size
male
Adjective
  • In two of three studies, male mice exposed to QACs had lower sperm counts and less mobile sperm.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Regardless of their number of risk factors, female participants without dementia lived longer than male participants, and white participants tended to spend more years without dementia than Black participants.
    Kathleen Felton, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Man-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man-size. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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