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This film, directed by Alberto Belli (Disney's The Naughty Nine) features a 16-year-old Dora (Samantha Lorraine) and her 17-year-old cousin Diego ( Jacob Rodriguez) embarking on a perilous journey through the Amazonian jungle.
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 2 July 2025
In this conversation, six-foot-two author Jane Smiley (A Thousand Acres, Moo and Lucky) compares notes with her friend and counterpoint, six-foot-two novelist Susan Swan, author of the new memoir Big Girls Don’t Cry about the way Swan’s Amazonian size shaped her life.
—Jane Smiley
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
From traditional asado to bold Amazonian spices, these chefs will showcase signature grilling techniques while offering an authentic taste of their homeland along the shores of Riviera Nayarit.
—Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The 2025 deforestation rate, tracked by the National Institute for Space Research, is expected to be announced just before the U.N. climate talks, scheduled for November in the Amazonian city of Belém.
—Fabiano Maisonnave, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 2 July 2025
In this conversation, six-foot-two author Jane Smiley (A Thousand Acres, Moo and Lucky) compares notes with her friend and counterpoint, six-foot-two novelist Susan Swan, author of the new memoir Big Girls Don’t Cry about the way Swan’s Amazonian size shaped her life.
—Jane Smiley
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
From traditional asado to bold Amazonian spices, these chefs will showcase signature grilling techniques while offering an authentic taste of their homeland along the shores of Riviera Nayarit.
—Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The 2025 deforestation rate, tracked by the National Institute for Space Research, is expected to be announced just before the U.N. climate talks, scheduled for November in the Amazonian city of Belém.
—Fabiano Maisonnave, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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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
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But this hypermasculine content has also been found to increase feelings of worthlessness, depression, restlessness, sadness, and nervousness in boys who engage with it.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
27 June 2025
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And Hank’s own clumsy attempts at hypermasculine child-rearing often come from his father, Cotton (Toby Huss).—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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The former Oakland Raiders linebacker was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s shady military pal in Predator (1987) before landing his own macho action vehicle in Action Jackson (1988).—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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Set in Bogotá, the film explores masculinity through the story of Carlos, a sensitive teen confronting toxic gender norms in a macho environment.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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In keeping with popular male balms for spiritual suffering, Turner turns to alcohol and functions as a mollusk, socially and professionally; his stoicism is an act, one his peers pick up on, and which some openly deride.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
20 July 2025
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There’s an evident shy attraction between the two, but the two men, both nearing 30, bond first and foremost over their mutual male pattern baldness.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 July 2025
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“Amazonian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Amazonian. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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