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gendered

American  
[jen-derd] / ˈdʒɛn dərd /

adjective

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

    gendered diapers.


Example Sentences

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The uptick in digital heteropessimism Taylor references exists largely thanks to algorithm-driven platforms where gendered trash-talking of any kind is pure, uncut engagement bait.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 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

"What's key about Winifred is that her experience with prejudice, both racial and gendered, is that she factored it into her own activism," says Springer.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

So gendered beliefs about what makes a good mom cannot be a legislative or legal strategy.

From Slate • Aug. 22, 2025

I wish, when I was back in that French class, that I had connected the conjugations, verbs, and gendered nouns to something grander.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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