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Recent Examples of hypermasculine
The bottom line: Trump sees hypermasculine appeal as an edge.
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Axios, 10 July 2024
As far back as the ’60s, Jesus has been depicted as aggressively muscular; hypermasculine representations also emerged in the ’90s and 2000s.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 28 June 2024
Putin’s appeal also continues to rest on his management of the country’s economy, his hypermasculine image, and—increasingly—his association with conservative values that resonate with many Russian citizens.
—Timothy Frye, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2024
The result was a pageant of fight choreography, wooden romance and hypermasculine hokum that soon entered the annals of so-bad-it’s-good camp classics.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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Axios, 10 July 2024
As far back as the ’60s, Jesus has been depicted as aggressively muscular; hypermasculine representations also emerged in the ’90s and 2000s.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 28 June 2024
Putin’s appeal also continues to rest on his management of the country’s economy, his hypermasculine image, and—increasingly—his association with conservative values that resonate with many Russian citizens.
—Timothy Frye, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2024
The result was a pageant of fight choreography, wooden romance and hypermasculine hokum that soon entered the annals of so-bad-it’s-good camp classics.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypermasculine
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Back before the infamous 2018 cheating scandal, the macho Australian team would puff their chests out and proclaim series whitewashes among other boasts.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Today’s American dream tends to involve virtual pursuits—influencing, making a killer app, getting lucky with crypto—but the gladiatorial ring is a macho, meat-space proving ground.Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
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Stephen is pure toxic masculine evil in baggy jeans, carrying on a secret relationship with a wide-eyed Lucy over the show’s first season — only to dump her at its end and frame her as a lovesick stalker.Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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Similarly, muted color schemes and uniform aesthetics reflect traditionally heterosexual, masculine Western design standards.Corinne Post, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Thirty-seven percent of male participants in exit polling identified as white, while 6% identified as Latino in the Latino groups’ poll.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The girls are locked up with male inmates who are only too happy to harass and intimidate them and can only count on each other to make it through the days.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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There are men without shirts and men with long white beards doing manly things on the side of a country road.Sarah Jones, Vulture, 15 July 2024
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Come for the unraveling of manly sanities, stay for Dafoe's farts and a scene-stealing seagull.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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As Henry, Damien Lewis is especially virile if privately conflicted and a sentimental drunk.Elle Carroll, Vulture, 18 June 2024
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Pitt’s sculpted physique remains a fitness ideal, and his virile performance is worshiped by pickup artists and incels.Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Hypermasculine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypermasculine. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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