brawn

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Recent Examples of brawn 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 Adams gives Charlene the loving, loyal heart to justify that nice-girl label and the brawn to pulverize it whenever needed. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024 Iron Man might be the brains of the Avengers team, and Thor the brawn. Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 23 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for brawn
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Noun
  • On May 23, in a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park the 31-year-old two-time All-Star suffered a strained right quadriceps muscle, and has been on the injured list ever since.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
  • Staying active, building muscle, getting enough sleep, and managing stress can help increase your metabolism.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • There's more than enough power in the iPhone Pro and Pro Max models to allow macOS to run smoothly on the hardware.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • Big Brother went from America voting out the houseguests to the housemates voting out their own with weekly competitions to have ultimate power as Head of Household.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Prices on grocery stores are up, especially eggs, beef, dairy, sugar and other baking needs.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
  • Sauté beef lightly in butter until edges curl slightly.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025

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“Brawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brawn. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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