as in powerful
strongly and heavily built
a beefy man who worked in a warehouse all his life
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Recent Examples of beefy
The event also featured a panel of celebrity judges — including Ja Rule, Ana Navarro and Sunny Anderson — to weigh in on the beefy innovations, which used Pat LaFrieda’s custom burger blend as a base.
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Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
McAvoy and Lindholm played just 50 and 17 games, respectively; Brandon Carlo got dealt to division rival Toronto; Zadorov never quite lived up to his beefy new deal; and youngster Lohrei struggled with too heavy of a load too soon as the carnage unfolded around him.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
For an even beefier gaming machine, this one from CyberPowerPC ships with a processor that's one of the fastest gaming chips on the market, easily blowing through benchmarking in our review.
—PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Annie set her sights on Jake, and sure, a lot can be said of big and beefy castaways like Jake.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
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Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
McAvoy and Lindholm played just 50 and 17 games, respectively; Brandon Carlo got dealt to division rival Toronto; Zadorov never quite lived up to his beefy new deal; and youngster Lohrei struggled with too heavy of a load too soon as the carnage unfolded around him.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
For an even beefier gaming machine, this one from CyberPowerPC ships with a processor that's one of the fastest gaming chips on the market, easily blowing through benchmarking in our review.
—PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Annie set her sights on Jake, and sure, a lot can be said of big and beefy castaways like Jake.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beefy
Adjective
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The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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Northrop revealed that measuring smaller than a business card, the EW system was not only the smallest at the event but also the most capable, packing powerful performance into an unprecedented form factor.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Only a rare player as big and athletic as Rogers could’ve made such a ridiculous play.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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To be where Tech means its president, its board, athletic department and a few major boosters are all coordinated, and agree with the other.—
Mac Engel
November 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Democrats are currently so desperate for strong male role models to promote as candidates that they’re all tangled up over whether a burly Maine oysterman’s Nazi-symbol tattoo is defensible.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2025
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Folks are having fun watching big, burly NFL players yell, grab at each other in fright and use the light from their cell phones as beacons in the dark.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Athena, who was born in April, is a shepsky mix, half husky and half German shepherd.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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One of Lipa’s most significant attributes is the husky tone of her mezzo-soprano, lending a gritty roughness to her songs’ pop polish.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Its mighty 12-cylinder heart is mounted transversely, stretching side-to-side across the chassis instead of the front-to-back layout usually used with engines of more than four cylinders.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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All the better to emphasize Lawrence creating the sensation that someone’s grip on reality getting mighty slippery.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The actor Nicholas Christopher—brawny, bald, with a perpetually cocked eyebrow that brings to mind Yul Brynner—strode through the aisles of Tashkent Supermarket in Brighton Beach one afternoon.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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For example, the V3 Ship's propulsion system has been overhauled to accommodate Raptor 3, a new, brawnier version of the engine that powers both of Starship's stages.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Modern streamlined versions add warmth and authenticity without the dark finish, carvings, and hulking presence.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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Much of my fear around turkey stemmed from its hulking size.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Seek shelter in a sturdy structure until the storm has passed.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Beefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beefy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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