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as in males
an adult male human being
several men will be needed to dig up the old tree stump in the backyard
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as in boyfriends
a male romantic companion
I'm going to see my man again tonight
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as in guys
a member of the human race
every man has a responsibility to safeguard the planet
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as in humanities
the human race
man is always coming up with new advances in science and technology
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as in husbands
the male partner in a marriage
I now pronounce you man and wife
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as in police
a body of officers of the law
the crowd of onlookers quickly scattered when the man arrived on the scene
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Recent Examples of men
The war inside The game was ultimately decided by the battle inside the paint as TCU’s frontline of Punch and junior center Xavier Edmonds scrapped and clawed with Kansas’ talented big men Flory Bidunga and Bryson Tiller.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
Two men brought explosives to a far-right protest outside the New York mayoral mansion on Saturday.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
The Fifteenth Amendment, which would formally grant the vote to Black men, but not to any women, was at the top of the agenda.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Four South Florida men are accused of playing roles in the plot to kill the Haitian leader.
—Tania Francois, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2026
Shraya’s work enters the conversation through a different framework, instead, centering self-healing as the lens to reckon with her own fraught relationship to men and manhood.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world’s wealthiest men.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Taylor does not seem emotionally prepared to date anyone right now, much less two dozen men all vying for her hand simultaneously on The Bachelorette.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Police have arrested two New York men in connection with separate schemes involving gold bars that targeted elderly people in Fairfield.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
Two men brought explosives to a far-right protest outside the New York mayoral mansion on Saturday.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
The Fifteenth Amendment, which would formally grant the vote to Black men, but not to any women, was at the top of the agenda.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Four South Florida men are accused of playing roles in the plot to kill the Haitian leader.
—Tania Francois, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2026
Shraya’s work enters the conversation through a different framework, instead, centering self-healing as the lens to reckon with her own fraught relationship to men and manhood.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world’s wealthiest men.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Taylor does not seem emotionally prepared to date anyone right now, much less two dozen men all vying for her hand simultaneously on The Bachelorette.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Police have arrested two New York men in connection with separate schemes involving gold bars that targeted elderly people in Fairfield.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for men
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Bears begin emerging from their winter dens, with adult males appearing first to look for food, often appearing skinny and hungry, according to DEEP.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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The research team collected four specimens — three males and one female — from beneath a single rock resting on moist leaf litter near a seasonal stream inside Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan National Park.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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Parker played one of Grace’s boyfriends, Josh, on Will & Grace for a five-episode arc in 2000.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
8 Mar. 2026
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Other types of suspects included mothers’ boyfriends, babysitters, stepparents or other relatives.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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You guys got an uptick in the ratings and very good reviews for last year’s Oscars, but one criticism was that some of the speeches — Adrien Brody’s, in particular — went on a little long.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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Most guys can get by without an aftershave, no shortage of which are fragrance conduits masquerading as moisturizers.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2026
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Nationally, conservatives have expressed skepticism over the value of humanities degrees and railed against protests for liberal causes amid a perception that Republicans are on the losing side of the political battle for college students.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
5 Mar. 2026
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Before that, consciousness studies was relegated to the humanities — philosophers, writers, artists.—
Shelby Hartman,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The husbands of Dewey and Graves later found their bodies near a trail head and called authorities, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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One of the husbands was also able to track the car’s location using an app that monitored the vehicle’s key fob, investigators said.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Liege police said that the blast outside the synagogue happened in the early hours of Monday morning.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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The victim in the vehicle told police that the moped had failed to stop at a stop sign, crashing into her car, and leading her to lose control of her vehicle.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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And one of the gentlemen just looked at the petition and wouldn't even look me in the eye.—
March 8,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Mulvaney’s penchant for girlish giggles and squeals between bites of her spaghetti pomodoro stand out in Arno, especially when juxtaposed against the sea of older gentlemen in an assortment of ill-fitting grey blazers sitting behind her at the bar.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
18 Feb. 2026
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One of his friends was Mater Dei boys basketball coach Gary McKnight.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026
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The eyeball test said the attendance for a boys basketball game in Fort Worth, Texas, was bigger than the crowd for the Pitt-Stanford ACC Tournament game played on Tuesday in Charlotte.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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