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
  • Krantz said the suspect, a male city resident who has not yet been publicly identified, was spotted entering the school by a community member, who eventually pursued him into the school and shot him.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Across the 9,000 teens surveyed, 43 percent were female and 56 percent were male.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

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

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