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: requiring strength or vigor
robust work
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: full-bodied
robust coffee
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: relating to, resembling, or being a specialized group of australopithecines characterized especially by heavy molars and small incisors adapted to a vegetarian diet
Note: Robust australopithecines are included in the genus Australopithecus along with gracile forms or placed in the separate genus Paranthropus.
compare gracile sense 3
robustly
adverb
Examples of robust in a Sentence
If Singapore, just seven miles to the north with its glittering skyline and robust economy, is Southeast Asia's Cinderella, Batam is her dark sister.
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Peter Gwin, National Geographic, October 2007
The greatest gains in mine mechanization came in a burst of innovation following World War II, when robust new machines were developed …
—Robert L. Marovelli, Scientific American, September 1982
Humfry was a man whom everyone noticed. His stature was above ordinary, his complexion sanguine, his conversation lively, and his constitution robust.
—Samuel Eliot Morison, The European Discovery of America, 1971
Why is almost every robust healthy boy with a robust healthy soul in him, at some time or other crazy to go to sea?
—Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851
robust young men and women
He is in robust health.
The sauce has a robust flavor.
Peter Gwin, National Geographic, October 2007
The greatest gains in mine mechanization came in a burst of innovation following World War II, when robust new machines were developed …
—Robert L. Marovelli, Scientific American, September 1982
Humfry was a man whom everyone noticed. His stature was above ordinary, his complexion sanguine, his conversation lively, and his constitution robust.
—Samuel Eliot Morison, The European Discovery of America, 1971
Why is almost every robust healthy boy with a robust healthy soul in him, at some time or other crazy to go to sea?
—Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851
robust young men and women
He is in robust health.
The sauce has a robust flavor.
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After a robust 2024, the sector is set for even stronger growth this year, with revenues projected to increase by double digits.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The company added that fewer Canadians were traveling to the U.S.
The travel and tourism industry, which accounts for about 3% of the U.S. GDP, has long been one of the economy’s most robust sectors.
—Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 9 May 2025
Importantly, the latter car came with a more robust 2.5-liter engine using a seven-bearing crankshaft instead of one with only four main bearings.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
Visit the Katy Heritage Museum to see artifacts from those eras and read about the town’s robust history since its settling in the late 1800s.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
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Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The company added that fewer Canadians were traveling to the U.S.
The travel and tourism industry, which accounts for about 3% of the U.S. GDP, has long been one of the economy’s most robust sectors.
—Kevin Ryan, Quartz, 9 May 2025
Importantly, the latter car came with a more robust 2.5-liter engine using a seven-bearing crankshaft instead of one with only four main bearings.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
Visit the Katy Heritage Museum to see artifacts from those eras and read about the town’s robust history since its settling in the late 1800s.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
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“Robust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robust. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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robust
adjective
ro·bust
rō-ˈbəst 
ˈrō-(ˌ)bəst
: being strong and vigorously healthy
robustly
adverb
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