as in muscle
muscular strength
an actor who is more famous for his brawn than for his talent
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Recent Examples of brawn
In our own history, the failures of the Vietnam and Iraq wars owed less to insufficient brawn than to arrogance, cultural blindness, and the hubristic dismissal of diplomacy as weakness.
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Loree Sutton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Sandro Tonali, Joelinton and Bruno Guimaraes are the brains and brawn of Howe’s set up, but there was a lack of composure from the start that developed into a lack of influence by the end.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
His brain, not his brawn, is now the critical piece.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
Clash of conspiracies Crypto can be analyzed as an alien parody of the 'brawn over brains' action hero that Hollywood has historically liked.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Loree Sutton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Sandro Tonali, Joelinton and Bruno Guimaraes are the brains and brawn of Howe’s set up, but there was a lack of composure from the start that developed into a lack of influence by the end.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
His brain, not his brawn, is now the critical piece.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
Clash of conspiracies Crypto can be analyzed as an alien parody of the 'brawn over brains' action hero that Hollywood has historically liked.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brawn
Noun
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While many inside Canada’s national team originally anticipated Davies returning to the national team later this month after the muscle fiber issue, his latest injury has derailed those plans.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Texas Tech star Christian Anderson strained a muscle after slipping in his team’s blowout loss to Iowa State on Thursday.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The star power between the United States and Dominican Republic arguably rivaled any matchup seen on a baseball diamond before.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Some runways really have that brain chemistry-altering power, and the spectacle that Marc Jacobs created for the Louis Vuitton fall 2012 show is one such example.—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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Top that griddled pork-and-beef frank with your favorite fine-ground beef chili for hot dogs, then layer on a generous scoop of slaw from end to end.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Seasoned beef, lamb or chicken wrapped in soft pita with a slathering of garlic sauce.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Brawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brawn. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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