as in masculinity
the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men
a culture that prizes machismo and has rigid gender roles
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Recent Examples of machismo
Through her songs − which comprised over 30 albums − Paquita was known for unmercifully calling out machismo through her music.
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Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
The spectre of their conflict added a dash of machismo to a night that was otherwise a victory lap for women.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
These mighty archetypes of the Pacific Northwest breeze into his workplace at night, often logger-like in their lanky, chiseled machismo but with an icy, zappy, evasive air.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
Lynch spent his years making films that seeded purity with malignancy, machismo with vulnerability, teenage love with mythic importance.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
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Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
The spectre of their conflict added a dash of machismo to a night that was otherwise a victory lap for women.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
These mighty archetypes of the Pacific Northwest breeze into his workplace at night, often logger-like in their lanky, chiseled machismo but with an icy, zappy, evasive air.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
Lynch spent his years making films that seeded purity with malignancy, machismo with vulnerability, teenage love with mythic importance.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machismo
masculinity
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The video was circulated online by social media accounts, many of whom appear to be European and American right-wing profiles that are typically critical of Macron, who used the incident to question his relationship with his wife or to attack his masculinity.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Walz's remarks about masculinity came during an appearance on California Governor Gavin Newsom's podcast This is Gavin Newsom in March.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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“Machismo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/machismo. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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