: having muscles especially of a specified kind
—often used in combination
hard-muscled arms
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Their short, muscled limbs and four-inch claws can break apart rotting logs for grubs and beetles, and dig for worms, boosting decomposition and cycling nutrients in the thin topsoil.
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Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Mark Howerton/Facebook The Mark Howerton arrested after Cayley's death was an enormously muscled, intimidating figure.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2024
The Firestarter star, 35, opened his Instagram post with a shot of the two brothers posing side by side on a boat in swim shorts, with their muscled upper bodies on full display.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
As for Neanderthal appearance, the stereotype of a muscled thug is not completely off the mark.
—James Shreeve, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Advertisement Her thick, auburn hair was tied back in a ponytail and her slender, athletic frame was dressed casually in black pants and a sleeveless black shirt, revealing long, muscled arms.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
The Hulk experience, for instance, was relatively simple, with the muscled green man simply appearing at unexpected moments — crashing, The Times reported, a makeup show, or careening through a fake stone wall at other points on the tour.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
Pumping music, weird purply lights, and large muscled men sort of prowling around, staring at people.
—Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 1 Jan. 2022
His signature move, when the brawls invariably broke out and the muscled bouncers moved in to break them up, was to sigh, lower his head and drop his microphone.
—Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Mark Howerton/Facebook The Mark Howerton arrested after Cayley's death was an enormously muscled, intimidating figure.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2024
The Firestarter star, 35, opened his Instagram post with a shot of the two brothers posing side by side on a boat in swim shorts, with their muscled upper bodies on full display.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
As for Neanderthal appearance, the stereotype of a muscled thug is not completely off the mark.
—James Shreeve, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Advertisement Her thick, auburn hair was tied back in a ponytail and her slender, athletic frame was dressed casually in black pants and a sleeveless black shirt, revealing long, muscled arms.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
The Hulk experience, for instance, was relatively simple, with the muscled green man simply appearing at unexpected moments — crashing, The Times reported, a makeup show, or careening through a fake stone wall at other points on the tour.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
Pumping music, weird purply lights, and large muscled men sort of prowling around, staring at people.
—Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 1 Jan. 2022
His signature move, when the brawls invariably broke out and the muscled bouncers moved in to break them up, was to sigh, lower his head and drop his microphone.
—Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
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“Muscled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscled. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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