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as in athletic
marked by a well-developed musculature
Olympic runners tend to have very muscular legs
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as in strong
having muscles capable of exerting great physical force
a muscular superhero who can easily lift a ton or more
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as in aggressive
marked by or uttered with forcefulness
a presidential speech that promises to be a muscular enunciation of the nation's foreign policy
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as in rich
having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor)
a muscular red wine that goes especially well with beef
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Recent Examples of muscular
Hamilton, writing as Pacificus, reaffirmed his typically muscular reading of executive authority.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Their findings showed collagen supplement use can be beneficial for certain aspects of skin, bone and muscular health.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Researchers presumed that certain genes were more active in this part of the heart, and that this activity explained the formation of the muscular network of trabeculae.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Specifically, girls tend to focus more on being thin and slender while boys may focus more on being muscular.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 24 Feb. 2026
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Their findings showed collagen supplement use can be beneficial for certain aspects of skin, bone and muscular health.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Researchers presumed that certain genes were more active in this part of the heart, and that this activity explained the formation of the muscular network of trabeculae.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Specifically, girls tend to focus more on being thin and slender while boys may focus more on being muscular.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscular
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The downside is what could happen defensively, as Boozer might be too slow to defend athletic wings and too small to protect the rim against 7-footers.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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In many cases, that push produces incredible feats of athletic performance.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2026
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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Tokyo has shown no interest in military involvement, but some experts believe the conflict could bolster Takaichi's push for a stronger military and expanded weapons sales.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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While their offer was aggressive, the deal wasn’t done in a numbers vacuum.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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Slater had been particularly aggressive against Big Tech companies during her tenure.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
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Interestingly, the internal recycling process allows the planet to maintain a thick, hydrogen-rich atmosphere that would otherwise be stripped away by the intense X-ray radiation from its host star.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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That same anti-rich mania is driving Illinois Democrats to push for a 3% surcharge levied against $1 million earners.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The best songs here are lean and sinewy showcases for his backing band, the Dark Clouds.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
11 Mar. 2026
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The sinewy champion then cradled his wife, Presleigh, in his arm and kissed her at the front of the 18th green, along the water’s edge.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Yet launching a conversation around mental health with an audience magnet as powerful as Radcliffe is on balance an excellent thing.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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But generating stable and powerful light in this region has proven difficult because most materials strongly absorb it.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Constitutional law might have been argued, but both sides took their turn in vigorous but orderly debate.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The best trees for bare-root planting are those with vigorous, resilient root systems that can quickly regenerate roots after transplanting.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
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In November last year, Rheinmetall predicted its sales would quintuple over the next five years, boosted by robust demand for its weapons systems amid geopolitical tensions and the war in Ukraine.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Elsewhere in Southern California, desert parks are seeing robust but smaller-scale blooms.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Muscular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscular. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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