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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). Armond White, National Review, 4 Dec. 2024 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
Adjective
  • In keeping with popular male balms for spiritual suffering, Turner turns to alcohol and functions as a mollusk, socially and professionally; his stoicism is an act, one his peers pick up on, and which some openly deride.
    Andy Crump, Time, 20 July 2025
  • There’s an evident shy attraction between the two, but the two men, both nearing 30, bond first and foremost over their mutual male pattern baldness.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 July 2025
Adjective
  • However, throughout the history of Iranian cinema, perceptive filmmakers have sought to challenge the dominant masculine structure that governs visual language.
    Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 8 July 2025
  • Denying your primal, masculine nature will only leave you weak and unhappy.
    John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025

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“Man-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man-size. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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