macho

But the billionaire Republican is also reveling in the macho side of an event that will see bare-knuckle fighters battle it out in a mesh-framed cage known as the "Octagon."

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

But instead of taking the seasoned actor’s approach to directing, which often translates to schmaltzy, overly macho films that couldn’t bear their heart to save their lives, Travolta opts for total sincerity.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

Inherently compelling but also a shade predictable, the genre promises a tantalizing glimpse at a terrifyingly macho world — one that most of us are fortunate not to know firsthand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s recruiting has famously used aggressive, macho memes to attract the Francises of the world.

From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026

“Shhh! I think they’re bonding. In their own macho, elusive way.”

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

The Women for Change organization joined in: “It is not that everything now looks to women like harassment, it is that to machos like you it has never seemed bad to harass!” the group tweeted.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 3, 2020

This sentiment was reinforced by mid-century machos such as Ernest Hemingway, John Wayne, and John Ford.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 4, 2018

For a finale, he staged a protest — models marching out, fists in the air, with picket signs that said, "Be Your Own Stylist," "Tweed is Better than Tweet" and "We can match the machos."

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2014

Astronomers have found the first direct evidence of machos, or massive compact halo objects.

From Time Magazine Archive

This was the Riscos de Valderejo, and on its heights there roamed, we were told, a good band of ibex, including some machos of the first rank.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Walter J. Buck