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This franchise needs to find the biggest and baddest alpha male, someone with a reputation that demands respect, a persona that evokes authority.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Early in his career, Stephen Lang found himself in a similar club as the Jon Bernthal and Frank Grillo types, actors who exude a specific kind of alpha male, hyper-machismo energy through their onscreen roles.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
Plus, after days of watching, Michael Jordan, the former NBA alpha male turned NASCAR owner, is about to come off the bench and get inserted into the game.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
This term was referring to an alpha male in the manosphere, an Internet subculture which promotes male supremacy and a toxic version of maculinity.2
By the early 2020s, mogging became synonymous with looksmaxxing, which can involve rating the appearances of others.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Alpha male.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alpha%20male. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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