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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
Arnold's name was first brought up in the case after 23-year-old Boakai Hilton, who is believed to be an associate of Arnold, Arianna Del Valle, Jasmine Randazzo, Christion Williams, Lyndell Hudson and Freddie Hughes were arrested for allegedly kidnapping three men and assaulting them.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Recordings of the three men being interrogated provide the basis for flashbacks, and scenes set in Tehran’s artistic beau monde of the late sixties show the aftermath of their adventures.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Carlos Reales Dominguez returned to a Woodland courtroom Thursday where a judge granted subpoenas to be sent to his former Davis workplaces ahead of a new trial in the 2023 stabbing spree that left two Davis men dead.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Six men from Connecticut and one man from New York were arrested during an operation targeting individuals allegedly soliciting prostitution in Fairfield.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Both men sold drugs to fund their fraudulent transactions, prosecutors said.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Both men were in stable condition and police said the shootings are not related.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
The neighborhood/area Akasaka is one of the city’s main business districts—more sharp suites, salary men, and international diplomats than local hipsters and international fashionistas.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
Computing’s prestigious Turing Award went this week to two men who created a way of keeping digital communication safe even in the age of quantum computers.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Recordings of the three men being interrogated provide the basis for flashbacks, and scenes set in Tehran’s artistic beau monde of the late sixties show the aftermath of their adventures.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Carlos Reales Dominguez returned to a Woodland courtroom Thursday where a judge granted subpoenas to be sent to his former Davis workplaces ahead of a new trial in the 2023 stabbing spree that left two Davis men dead.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Six men from Connecticut and one man from New York were arrested during an operation targeting individuals allegedly soliciting prostitution in Fairfield.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Both men sold drugs to fund their fraudulent transactions, prosecutors said.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Both men were in stable condition and police said the shootings are not related.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
The neighborhood/area Akasaka is one of the city’s main business districts—more sharp suites, salary men, and international diplomats than local hipsters and international fashionistas.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
Computing’s prestigious Turing Award went this week to two men who created a way of keeping digital communication safe even in the age of quantum computers.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for men
Noun
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Cholesterol tends to be higher in females with FH than in males due to delayed diagnosis.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
1 Apr. 2026
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Several adults, including two people with strollers, and several other children, were nearby when two males approached the intersection on a moped, Tisch said.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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All the girls are now wearing little black shades and flipping their hair about maniacally with a pen in their mouth, while their boyfriends are in backwards Kangol flat-caps and riding bicycles.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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It's become a buzzword lobbed at bad bosses and ex-boyfriends, and leaders across the political spectrum.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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The thing is, Rooster got to know some of these guys personally.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Our guys were locked in and competing.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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After a detour studying the humanities, he was admitted to the National College of Art and Design, in Bergen, which housed the country’s pioneering institute for the study of photography.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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The decision bars introductory sociology from the state’s general-education catalog — the set of foundational courses all students must complete, regardless of major, across subjects such as math, science, humanities and social sciences.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Although their husbands were all friends, some of the widows knew each other prior to the crash, while others had never met.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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One of her husbands was booked on the Titanic.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Williams was apprehended by police a few days later.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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As of early Tuesday morning, police said no arrests had been made.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Well, gentlemen, thank you both for lending us your expertise for this conversation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Families frolicking in this Holidome surely had no idea about the mission of these nine tall gentlemen who trouped in and out.—
Bill Hancock,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Wilson brothers [Owen and Luke] are Dallas boys.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Jim Varsallone writes a high school sports column twice a week, featuring top performers in all varsity sports (boys and girls) in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.—
James Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Men.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/men. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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