virility
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Mr. Strong’s Oedipus is a commanding figure, exuding virility and seeming to tower over everyone around him, a pillar of rectitude and confidence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
Chakwera and Biya used very different approaches to tackle the rumours about illnesses, but they had a similar intent - to project, and protect, an image of strength and virility.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024
Youth and virility are big parts of masculinity.
From Slate • Sep. 21, 2024
Perhaps the other most significant barrier to the adoption of veganism among athletes is the equation of meat with strength, power, virility, and other qualities typically seen as masculine.
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024
A fitness buff, he would often drop to the floor of the Caltech dining hall or other public areas and do one-armed pushups to demonstrate his virility to anyone who seemed inclined to doubt it.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing virility
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