New Man
noun
a type of modern man who allows the caring side of his nature to show by being supportive and by sharing child care and housework
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Russo embraces this idealized New Man while his character rejects it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
“I was in charge of New Man jeans,” said Mr. Blahnik, nattily attired in a bespoke vanilla linen suit, sky blue and white striped knit tie, and saddle shoes.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2017
Is there such a thing as the New Man?
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2014
Martin Kelner, who contributes to BBC Radio 5 Live's Fighting Talk, had children in the 1980s and saw himself as a New Man.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2014
He claimed to be a New Man, knew no Greek, and boasted that he had no images but "prizes won by valor and scars upon his breast."
From Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
Now, Jeong has a new man who doesn’t work in the chip industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
"When I get my hair cut, I feel like a new man, and it makes me feel more confident in general," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Morocco aside, the front-footed look of the Scotland XIs on paper against Haiti and Brazil played into the self-proclaimed idea that Clarke had travelled to the US as a new man with fresh ideas.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
But Cynthia was also talking about a new man in her life—a man she was wild about.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
The new man starts to walk down the aisle of the plane, his oblong, three-holed head turning from side to side.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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