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Recent Examples of maleness
The men handling their maleness was interesting.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Fact is Bruce Springsteen has forever been a man of the people, a man in search of his own definition of his maleness and his humanity.
—Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Becoming Lazarus particularly allowed Claflin to explore maleness.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Fact is Bruce Springsteen has forever been a man of the people, a man in search of his own definition of his maleness and his humanity.
—Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Becoming Lazarus particularly allowed Claflin to explore maleness.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maleness
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As Niall and Ruben, stepbrothers locked in a toxic relationship over the course of 30 years, Robertson (played by Jamie Bell as an adult) and Campbell (Gadd as an adult) bring the series’ explosive depiction of modern masculinity to life as exquisitely as their older counterparts.—
Barry Levitt,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Related Stories Buechele, a comedian, writer and composer, posts satirical videos about culture, politics, masculinity and the internet.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Watkins, founder of the YBMen Project which provides young Black men with a safe place to discuss their mental health, manhood and social support, said studies show that 10% of Black adults experience moderate to severe depression, while 18% experience anxiety disorders.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Three refractions of broken American manhood in the modern age.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The fashion for bushy beards, and beards’ association with authentic manliness, has followed this same trajectory from irony to earnestness during its various resurgences since the early 19th century.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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Suck it up, and embrace the steely, Vader-esque manliness of this Ultra-Tough cooler from RTIC.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
10 Dec. 2025
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The able-bodied white male stood for the virility of the New Deal nation-state.—
John P. Murphy,
ARTnews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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And the working women clearly recognize the virility of him.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The gnarly riffs and polished guitar tones across last year’s Bees in the Bonnet occasionally leaned into the jazzy or minimal, but the overarching sheen was of a retro rock machismo.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
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Yet maybe, as the cartoonish machismo of Trumpism proves its hollowness, America’s latent resentment can be channeled to better ends.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Maleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maleness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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