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
  • Funding from the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Grant identified an unknown male DNA profile in 2018, but no DNA matches were found in the state’s DNA database, officials said.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Léo’s tenderly nostalgic reminiscences of past love affairs are slapped down by Emma, who brusquely dismisses his pleasant recollections as mere male projection.
    Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Man-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man-size. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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