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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
Pearl is the only Southeastern Conference men’s basketball or football coach to lead two teams to a No. 1 national ranking.
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Tim Casey, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The crash was reported around 6:30 a.m. on I-84 West in the area of Exit 8 where a 55-year-old Avon man was driving a Lexus RX 450h in the left lane and was approaching a Hyundai Tiburon that was disabled in the left lane facing oncoming traffic, according to Connecticut State Police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
Other fire victims include a man who was found holding a garden hose as well as an 82-year-old man who died in his bed.
—CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
Including both seasons at five-on-five, the goal share for the two men when on the ice is 60 percent.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Tim Casey, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The crash was reported around 6:30 a.m. on I-84 West in the area of Exit 8 where a 55-year-old Avon man was driving a Lexus RX 450h in the left lane and was approaching a Hyundai Tiburon that was disabled in the left lane facing oncoming traffic, according to Connecticut State Police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
Other fire victims include a man who was found holding a garden hose as well as an 82-year-old man who died in his bed.
—CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
Including both seasons at five-on-five, the goal share for the two men when on the ice is 60 percent.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for man
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And because Geoff was more concerned about the other people, like this guy, Don Ohlmeyer — Geoff in this movie is kind of an amalgamation of two people.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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The rules can be very different for a young guy versus a crafty veteran.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, up in the stands, Taylor Swift was watching that Fritz-Sinner match with her NFL-star boyfriend Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes, who’d turned up camera-ready in, respectively, Gucci and Prada.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
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Ai Sakata consultant at Nomura Research Institute While there are no official stats tracking the rental person industry in Japan, the country is home to a slew of rental services for temporary girlfriends, boyfriends, friends and even family.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
7 Jan. 2025
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The biggest news coming out of their offseason has been a power struggle within their ownership group over who should be the franchise’s control person.—
Jim Bowden,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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There is a $10 per person fee paid to the instructor.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Grammy-winning rapper took to X Spaces on Tuesday (Jan. 14) to air out new grievances against her estranged husband and his mother, Latabia Woodward.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Her husband, Chad Daybell, 56, was convicted last year of murder in the death of his previous wife and the two children, and he was sentenced to death.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Jan. 2025
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First responders raced to the Boundary Waters Care Center in Ely, Minn., at 4:30 p.m. Monday after a witness reported the fire, police said in a statement.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Bangkok's police chief, Siam Boonsom, stated that the suspect may have been assisted by another person who identified Lim to the gunman.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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James Rose, a nonbinary content creator who uses they and she pronouns, posted a video in December about changing the gender on their license from male to female.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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The report found that 50 per 100,000 in adolescents assigned female at birth and 25 per 100,000 in adolescents assigned male at birth received hormones.—
Kiara Alfonseca,
ABC News,
7 Jan. 2025
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Barnes’ snaps of her beau have included a sweet post from September 2023 of the couple in the middle of an embrace, an October 2024 picture posing with Ewers donning his UT Austin gear and on the field with the football star in December 2024.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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In a move that delighted fans, who have long been desperate to catch a glimpse of Fahy and Woodall together, the actor tagged her beau in the post.—
Isaac Bickerstaff,
Glamour,
8 Jan. 2025
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While Hoyer’s fate is uncertain, the return of Sosa brought some new life to an often stale product — the annual Cubs Convention.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Paired alongside Shakespeare’s lines about grunting and sweating under a weary life, even the non-playable background extras seem imbued with a soul.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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