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male

[mayl] / meɪl /
ADJECTIVE
masculine, manly
Synonyms




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The findings raise another intriguing question: Why were male fetuses vulnerable while females appeared unaffected?

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

She said there was a "male shouting from the front of the train" who was "playing spooky Halloween music on his phone".

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

But we also want to move away from a cultural view that treats men as the default and women as aberrations, or at least variations on a male norm.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

The FSB did not name the male in question.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

From our much more broadminded twenty-first-century North American viewpoint, it’s important to remember that identifying yourself as male or female doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with your sexual orientation.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

It influences the sex balance of a clutch of eggs: cooler than average temperatures result primarily in males, warmer than average in females, and normal temperatures in a clutch roughly split between the two.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

As healing progressed, the difference between males and females gradually became smaller.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Together, these findings revealed that testosterone, which is generally more abundant in males, influences the speed of skin cell maturation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

South Korean males are, in most circumstances, required to undertake between 18 and 21 months of active military service before the age of 28.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The other young males kept bothering Mushie, and like rowdy teens they engaged in some good-natured jostling, ending in all- out wrestling.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer


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