mensch

noun

Definition of menschnext
as in stalwart

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Recent Examples of mensch This was especially magnanimous of Lander, who seems like a real mensch. — Steven W. Thrasher june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025 My most vivid memory of that meal was that he was approached probably a half-dozen times by fans, and was warm and friendly to all of them, a true mensch. — Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 22 May 2025 Cream heels by the mensch of all footwear designers, Stuart Weitzman. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024 So raise your kiddush cup to Adam Brody, the mensch with muscles who even managed to sweep Blair Waldorf off her feet. — Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for mensch
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stalwart
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  • Paramount Pictures leaders Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein will be elevated to an expansive creative post, multiple sources tell Variety, overseeing heads of individual film labels across both companies (like New Line stalwart Richard Brener).
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Barcodes have been a retail stalwart for the last 50 years, on more than 1B products scanned billions of times a day across the globe.
    — HubSpot, HubSpot, 1 Oct. 2026
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“Mensch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mensch. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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