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as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion
I'm going to see my man again tonight
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as in person
a member of the human race
every man has a responsibility to safeguard the planet
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as in husband
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 man
Situational hitting: The Yankees left 10 men on base and went 3-for-12 with runners in scoring position.
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Very few men in their 30s hold on to that childhood dream — Cam Booser is the exception.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
First, a masked man pointed a gun at her while robbing the boutique at the White Lotus.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
Nash retired from basketball in 2014 but then served as the general manager for the Canadian men's national team and became the coaching consultant with the Golden State Warriors.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Very few men in their 30s hold on to that childhood dream — Cam Booser is the exception.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
First, a masked man pointed a gun at her while robbing the boutique at the White Lotus.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
Nash retired from basketball in 2014 but then served as the general manager for the Canadian men's national team and became the coaching consultant with the Golden State Warriors.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for man
Noun
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These guys fought savagely, just fought incredibly hard.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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Our sport needs more people that celebrate the awesomeness of what these guys can do.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Schepers went to visit her boyfriend after leaving the bar.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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The result was harassment of Cornett, her boyfriend, and their families.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Beom-jun is the person behind the wheel of the car that hits Dong-sik.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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In person, 27-year-old actress Sydney Sweeney is every bit as sweet as her doe-eyed smile and wavy blonde hair suggest.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The family of a woman who was strangled to death last year during a conjugal visit with her husband at a Northern California prison has called for reforms after a second woman was killed in a similar manner.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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My husband, on the other hand, is a fan of so many things, but few of them hold his loyalty in such a vice grip.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Just this week police recovered the remains of Russell Wilber, a man missing since Helene struck here on Sept. 27.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2025
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Smith said one of the runners, a male who police have not identified, returned back into the house.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Those individuals were 70% Black and close to 80% male.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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Generally portrayed as a male, Aslan was created as an allegory for Jesus by author C.S. Lewis.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Christina Haack and her new beau are soaking up the sun on vacation!—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Apparently Cline's character has had a rough day, so her beau tells her to go take a meditative bath (her bath bomb, conspicuously, happens to look a lot like blood).—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, evidence increasingly suggests that early in its life, Mars was a warm and wet planet much like our own.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
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Performing there had been a dream of mine, so that day made big impact on my life.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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