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a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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Home video footage of a boisterous wedding party defies the atmosphere of stasis and decay; a shot of several burly men awkwardly steering coffin down a tight stairwell plays back into it.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025
Detroit cut it to one on a Stewart dunk that earned Minott, who’d unsuccessfully tried to drive through the burly Pistons big man on the previous possession, an earful from Mazzulla and a spot on the bench until the final minute.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
Aimed primarily at the American market, the J2 showcased bodywork that had a burly, purposeful look, with cycle-style front fenders and nothing in the way of creature comforts.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2025
The priest, a burly man with wary eyes, explained that he had been appointed to Sake in 2023, when the Wazalendo were entrenched there.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025
Detroit cut it to one on a Stewart dunk that earned Minott, who’d unsuccessfully tried to drive through the burly Pistons big man on the previous possession, an earful from Mazzulla and a spot on the bench until the final minute.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
Aimed primarily at the American market, the J2 showcased bodywork that had a burly, purposeful look, with cycle-style front fenders and nothing in the way of creature comforts.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2025
The priest, a burly man with wary eyes, explained that he had been appointed to Sake in 2023, when the Wazalendo were entrenched there.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burly. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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burly
adjective
bur·ly
ˈbər-lē 
burlier; burliest
: strongly and heavily built
a burly man
burliness
noun
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