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virility

[vuh-ril-i-tee] / vəˈrɪl ɪ ti /


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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

Chocolate, which was once a symbol of power and virility, took on more feminine connotations once women could enjoy it.

From Salon Feb. 17, 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

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

But, within weeks, he was at work on a chipper mural for the men’s lounge at Radio City Music Hall: orchestrated virilities of smoking, card playing, motoring, horse racing, sailing, and a barber pole.

From The New Yorker Jun. 13, 2016

And so, toward the end of his year, he was physically not far from where he had been on coming to Deutschland for the sake of its inspiring virilities.

From Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life by Stuart Oliver Henry




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