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Recent Examples of Amazonian
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.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
People in the Amazonian region of Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador have used it for centuries for therapeutic and spiritual purposes.
—Ben Church, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Like walking into the dense Amazonian jungle and suddenly finding yourself in an open clearing, the entryway is a narrow, curving driveway that spits visitors into a cavernous inner chamber.
—Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
From Amazonian expeditions to kid-friendly European voyages, these cruises have something for every kind of traveler.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for Amazonian 
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
People in the Amazonian region of Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador have used it for centuries for therapeutic and spiritual purposes.
—Ben Church, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Like walking into the dense Amazonian jungle and suddenly finding yourself in an open clearing, the entryway is a narrow, curving driveway that spits visitors into a cavernous inner chamber.
—Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
From Amazonian expeditions to kid-friendly European voyages, these cruises have something for every kind of traveler.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for Amazonian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Amazonian
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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.—
Marilyn Stasio,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2022
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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
Adjective
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This mindset among far-right Reformed evangelicals is deeply entwined with a hypermasculine virtuousness.—
Liam Adams,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the always captivating Dafoe, at one point wearing full armor, exhibits a not atypical, full-bodied macho flamboyance as a man who regrets not having a son.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Is a stirring stick inherently more macho than a spoon, perhaps?—
Sophie Charara,
WIRED,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Similarly to how the president-elect won the Hispanic male vote and swayed more Black men to vote for him than in 2020, Trump is now also appealing to younger people despite them being traditionally more left wing and more countercultural, breaking the norms of voting patterns across generations.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Pickleball gives a brand like adidas the ability to market its products not just to the young male athletic demographic, but to the entire gamut of pickleball players, many of whom are at retirement age.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Amazonian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Amazonian. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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