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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 male fugitive was wanted on suspicion of a federal probation violation on an original charge of possession of drugs for distribution, according to a Marshals Service news release.—
Michelle Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Best Actor was awarded to Korean actress Lee Jiwon for En Route To, while a separate Best Actor award went to the male ensemble cast – Takumi Kitamura, Go Ayano and Yuta Hayashi – of Japanese feature Baka’s Identity.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The gulf between who Nelson really might be and how an aggregate of cultures—Colombian, American, capitalist, masculine—has molded him is the source of the play’s tragedy.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Young men are being labeled—and mocked—for taking on a persona that doesn’t conform to the traditional masculine stereotype, even though the traditional masculine stereotype is equally performative.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Man-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man-size. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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