Synonyms of hulking
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A hulking figure appeared in the doorway.
a heavy, hulking stone blocked the way
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Given the dramatic manner in which the hulking piers marched down the center of the institution’s narrow corridor, flanked by the photographer’s three-inch-square Polaroids, hung as if in awed supplication, the effect verged on hyperbole, the gnomic ceding to the grandiose.
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James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Just as the coach embraced Iheanchor, the hulking offensive tackle’s phone rang.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The company fueled the hulking New Glenn rocket Thursday night, hoping to briefly ignite the engines ahead of a satellite launch next week.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Khanna’s second stop on the trip was JM Steel in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, a plant turning hulking steel coils into solar tracker tubes for the company Nextpower.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 28 May 2026
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James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Just as the coach embraced Iheanchor, the hulking offensive tackle’s phone rang.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The company fueled the hulking New Glenn rocket Thursday night, hoping to briefly ignite the engines ahead of a satellite launch next week.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Khanna’s second stop on the trip was JM Steel in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, a plant turning hulking steel coils into solar tracker tubes for the company Nextpower.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 28 May 2026
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“Hulking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hulking. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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