as in masculinity
the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men
their annual guys-only hunting trip is a celebration of macho
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Recent Examples of macho
Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
And so—much like how the macho, all-American Jackson Pollock is now unironically described as a neo-Mannerist, an arranger of curls and fussy El Greco serpentines—de Kooning has made the long voyage across the Atlantic.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
Then again, those others didn't have Dwayne Johnson’s macho demigod Maui playing a flaming conch shell.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Butler and Reedus play members of the Vandals, an eventual gang led by a macho Tom Hardy, while Comer plays a suburban Chicagoan who gets swept up in their community of lost souls.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
And so—much like how the macho, all-American Jackson Pollock is now unironically described as a neo-Mannerist, an arranger of curls and fussy El Greco serpentines—de Kooning has made the long voyage across the Atlantic.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
Adjective
Since emerging from obscurity in the 1990s with provocative songs such as Nancy Boy and Bruise Pristine, Placebo forged a path through the macho Britpop scene, exploring politics, human rights, apathy and corruption.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
Then again, those others didn't have Dwayne Johnson’s macho demigod Maui playing a flaming conch shell.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for macho
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The Marines at least offered a realistic option that could prove structure and a sense of masculinity.Chantal Anderson, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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The hosts have welcomed guests from Drake Bell to Anthony Ramos and have had open conversations about how expectations of masculinity have impacted their lives.Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Putin posing topless is the viral version of this public peacocking, but casual misogyny, carefully staged photo ops, and boastful, hypermasculine rhetoric also fit the bill.Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2022
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Laurie rejects the hypermasculine traits his grandfather enforces in favor of becoming one of the March girls, a radical concept for the time.Ivelisse Rodriguez, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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That shooting isn’t very well known, but it’s been a talking point at the convention this week as conservatives seek to tie Trump to Roosevelt, who carefully cultivated a manly image.Madeleine Heim, Austin American-Statesman, 20 July 2024
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The Founding Fathers wanted to civilize a country made up of institutional racists, rabid misogynists and bible-thumping Christians who soon added myths of manly gunslingers and stalwart pioneers to the cultural identity.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
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This creates a self-perpetuating cycle where women either adapt to these masculine leadership norms or face career stagnation.Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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This mixture of soapy and manly is the quality that makes the Sheridan-verse so weird and interesting as a cultural artifact; its popularity could reflect its efficacy in helping masculine men satisfy their need to feel big feelings about the world.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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New cassette players are being manufactured and competition is virile, musicians are releasing more and more records on the format and Amazon is selling old cassettes like a bumper crop.SPIN Team, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
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While a tabloid scandal and a terrorist plot don’t seem like fuel for a winning Oscar campaign, all of it contributed to Crowe’s image as a throwback to the days when Hollywood leading men were virile and larger than life.Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
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The vast majority of construction workers are male and Hispanic, according to the CDC.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Shields would go on to another win at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the only U.S. boxer, male or female, to earn back-to-back gold medals at the games.Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Macho.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macho. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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