as in athletic
strongly and heavily built
a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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Recent Examples of burly
Neither of those were shocking wins given his stature as the embodiment of burly country authenticity, but the Kentucky native always offers up a few surprises of his own.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Two coppers in an unmarked car, cheery, burly, aftershave competing, picked me up from my home and drove me to a police station a hundred and fifty-odd miles away.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
This burly mat is 4 inches thick and weighs 4 pounds, offering plenty of cushioning
and support.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Replacing the burly southpaw, whose 30th birthday is Wednesday, won’t be easy.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Two coppers in an unmarked car, cheery, burly, aftershave competing, picked me up from my home and drove me to a police station a hundred and fifty-odd miles away.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
This burly mat is 4 inches thick and weighs 4 pounds, offering plenty of cushioning
and support.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Replacing the burly southpaw, whose 30th birthday is Wednesday, won’t be easy.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burly
Adjective
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Barry graduated from UConn in 1954, and worked 31 years in the athletic department, beginning as a ticket manager and working his way up to assistant athletic director in 1970, and associate athletic director for operations in 1983.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2025
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However, a federal judge's recent decision on a $2.8 billion settlement paved the way for college and university athletic departments to cut checks directly to athletes.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Mahle has developed new batteries, controller and display to go with the powerful mid-drive, along with a bunch of accessories.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 June 2025
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Also don’t forget that your network is your most powerful asset, so actively grow it and reach out to them for word-of-mouth job referrals or recommendations.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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Pictures of husky puppy Kiss who is now in the care of Austin Pets Alive!—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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Fred Clemens, the lodge owner, told us that a few big bass had been caught in Grassy Bay, also some husky channel cats running to 12 pounds.—
Don Shiner,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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These hefty meatloaf sandwiches are juicy, very beefy, and crowned with a sweet ketchup glaze.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
10 June 2025
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This is a beefy AI workstation with an Nvidia GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip, cramming server-grade Grace Blackwell hardware into a single motherboard.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Even the mighty Premier League has had to throw in more content, spread out over the weekend, to get the same amount of money from its domestic partners.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The mighty men of Metallica — vocalist-guitarist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo — seemed absolutely thrilled to be back home and rocking out in front of 55,000-plus local fans.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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The brawny Yankees lead the American League in runs scored, with 135 more than the Royals, and are pacing the majors in home runs, with 108 — more than double the MLB-low 46 mustered by the Royals.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2025
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He’s only gotten brawnier since, and the version of Courtney seen here could have swallowed such a bouncer in one bite.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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It’s seen a humble farm turn into a hulking golf course.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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On a Friday in April, a worker in thick rubber gloves and waterproof overalls stood at a hulking iron and steel machine, a century-old piece of engineering.—
Liza Weisstuch,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Hughes was on pace for 92 points before he got hurt, while Hischier scored 35 goals and drove stout defensive results at a tidy $7.25 million cap hit.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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Since the stout titan doesn’t sell to outside customers, Savage said BevBoost will have a lengthy list of orders.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
10 June 2025
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burly. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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