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Casting sexy, hunky Sharpe as Mozart — quite in contrast to the movie’s Tom Hulce, with his Harpo Marx energy and strange explosive giggle — signals that this is meant to be a Serious Take on the material.
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Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Whale lusts after a hunky gardener (Brendan Fraser) and persuades him to pose for a few sketches; Julian, though bisexual, expresses no such interest in Lori, and any art-making turns out to be a gratifyingly mutual endeavor.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
Fan reaction was so strong to his hunky plastic surgeon character that he was upgraded to series regular the next season, and stayed through 2012 when his character died in the season 9 premiere.
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Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
The mother of three was first spotted with the hunky Larocca, in October 2024, about six months after the nasty breakup with Hall.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Whale lusts after a hunky gardener (Brendan Fraser) and persuades him to pose for a few sketches; Julian, though bisexual, expresses no such interest in Lori, and any art-making turns out to be a gratifyingly mutual endeavor.
—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
Fan reaction was so strong to his hunky plastic surgeon character that he was upgraded to series regular the next season, and stayed through 2012 when his character died in the season 9 premiere.
—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
The mother of three was first spotted with the hunky Larocca, in October 2024, about six months after the nasty breakup with Hall.
—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunky
Adjective
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Over the weekend, his foxy friend Pete Hegseth announced a new policy that requires journalists with Pentagon press credentials to sign a pledge promising not to report information that hasn't been explicitly authorized for release, that includes unclassified information.
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Over the weekend, his foxy friend, Pete Hegseth, announced a new policy that requires journalists with Pentagon press credentials to sign a pledge promising not to report information that hasn't been explicitly authorized for release.
Adjective
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Our president also shares our love of young, nubile girls.
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Our President also shares our love of young, nubile girls.
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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunky. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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