brawn

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Recent Examples of brawn And Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood Green steel mill stood as a powerful 20th Century symbol of the city’s industrial brawn. Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 Comfort entailed meeting the Pistons’ brawn, not getting muscled out of Michigan. Fred Katz, New York Times, 3 May 2025 Whether infectious diseases or space exploration, these panels of experts are the unpaid brains behind the brawn of the U.S. government. Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025 His brawn did not correlate with a ranking in the bottom seven per cent of defenders from Europe’s top five leagues for aerial duels won and in the bottom one per cent for tackles won. Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brawn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brawn
Noun
  • But there is really no reason why this should be the case for Pilates—which consists of different low-impact movements to strengthen your core muscles, increase your flexibility, improve your posture and give you more awareness of your body in general.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The first came after the Browns had their second muscle-flexing scoring drive of the day to take the lead.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • He's been incredible with the Mets, and his power is almost impossible to replace.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The rallies aimed to demonstrate the power of the working class in cities including Boston, Chicago, Detroit and New York.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The shrimp dumplings are satisfyingly spicy and plump, and the beef noodle soup is comforting and well-balanced, with tender beef brisket chunks.
    Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Get the recipe > This tender pork dish cooks low and slow in beef broth with tender corn and zucchini.
    SAVEUR Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025

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