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Recent Examples of butch
Maybe not as uniformly vivid as his sister, Bernadette — such a pretty name for such a tough broad, in Lea DeLaria’s priceless, super-butch performance — but vivid enough to be memorable.
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Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 28 Apr. 2022
In her academic work, Butler argues that gender and sexuality are both constructed and performative; butch identity, as female masculinity, subverts the notion that masculinity is the natural and exclusive purview of the male body.
—Kerry Manders, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2020
With Mercedes McCambridge, unforgettable as Crawford's butch nemesis, as well as Ernest Borgnine, Scott Brady, John Carradine, Royal Dano, Ward Bond, and Ben Cooper.
—Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 26 June 2018
In this context, Jack feels welcome: Who said only butch gay men should be stars?
—Willa Paskin, Slate Magazine, 28 Sep. 2017
Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 28 Apr. 2022
In her academic work, Butler argues that gender and sexuality are both constructed and performative; butch identity, as female masculinity, subverts the notion that masculinity is the natural and exclusive purview of the male body.
—Kerry Manders, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2020
With Mercedes McCambridge, unforgettable as Crawford's butch nemesis, as well as Ernest Borgnine, Scott Brady, John Carradine, Royal Dano, Ward Bond, and Ben Cooper.
—Patrick Friel, Chicago Reader, 26 June 2018
In this context, Jack feels welcome: Who said only butch gay men should be stars?
—Willa Paskin, Slate Magazine, 28 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for butch
Adjective
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Derived from Amazonian tree nuts, the omega-fatty-acid-rich ingredient calms and soothes the scalp while promoting blood circulation.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
1 Jan. 2025
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Taken together, these findings cast light on how ancient humans interacted with Amazonian ecosystems, while providing direct evidence for the management of animals in pre-colonial times.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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That includes hunting and other kinds of macho madness that Blake rebels against, a divide that never really got healed and a father/son bond that was completely broken when Grady simply disappeared.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2025
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The comically macho lawman built his entire identity around the notion that the bad guys never beat him.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Celebrities are trading the saccharine styles in for something more masculine, more businesslike: neckties.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2025
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Unlike its more masculine counterparts, including the chore coat or the denim jacket, the cropped cocoon coat offsets its boxy shape with feminine details, like oversized, covered buttons; a stand-away collar; and curvy sleeves that are cropped just above the wrist.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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After a young man is possessed in a séance by the spirits of kamikaze pilots: His usual rather weak features had taken on a manly, resolute look.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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This mixture of soapy and manly is the quality that makes the Sheridan-verse so weird and interesting as a cultural artifact; its popularity could reflect its efficacy in helping masculine men satisfy their need to feel big feelings about the world.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Putin posing topless is the viral version of this public peacocking, but casual misogyny, carefully staged photo ops, and boastful, hypermasculine rhetoric also fit the bill.—
Erica Chenoweth,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Feb. 2022
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Laurie rejects the hypermasculine traits his grandfather enforces in favor of becoming one of the March girls, a radical concept for the time.—
Ivelisse Rodriguez,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Nov. 2024
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“Butch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butch. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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