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gendered

American  
[jen-derd] / ˈdʒɛn dərd /

adjective

  1. characteristic of, suited to, or biased toward one gender.

    gendered diapers.


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Rosales understands a gendered reality that our current society sweats to suppress.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

And in an era where women were forced into gendered stereotypes – housewife, temptress, fallen woman, mixed-up girl – she satirised and sent up those roles, playing them to the hilt while emphasising her strength.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Kathy Hochul likes to call herself New York’s first “mom Governor,” so it will be revealing to see whether she signs new legislation to purge gendered language from state family law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

The former vice president, U.S senator and California attorney general would have been a prohibitive favorite to end that gendered streak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

In our modern civilizations, we don’t really think of bathing with soap and water as being gendered.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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