as in athletic
strongly and heavily built
a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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Recent Examples of burly
The burly right-hander is set to make his MLB debut at Kauffman Stadium against the Cleveland Guardians.
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Jaylon Thompson
may 6, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
With 7-foot-1 defensive menace Rudy Gobert at center and the burly Julius Randle at power forward, the Timberwolves love to overwhelm teams with size.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2026
The Houston Texans selected McDonald, the burly 6-foot-3, 326-pound defensive tackle from Ohio State with the fourth pick of the second round.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
The Suns have let those frustrations appear on the court as well, with burly forward Dillon Brooks getting into a heated exchange with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during Wednesday’s game.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jaylon Thompson
may 6, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
With 7-foot-1 defensive menace Rudy Gobert at center and the burly Julius Randle at power forward, the Timberwolves love to overwhelm teams with size.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2026
The Houston Texans selected McDonald, the burly 6-foot-3, 326-pound defensive tackle from Ohio State with the fourth pick of the second round.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
The Suns have let those frustrations appear on the court as well, with burly forward Dillon Brooks getting into a heated exchange with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during Wednesday’s game.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burly
Adjective
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Johnson is an athletic big who can guard multiple positions despite standing 6-9 and 250 pounds with an impressive 7-3 wingspan.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2026
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At one practice during the fall of 2024, Washington’s assistant athletic director of football academics Diamond Brown was standing on the sideline when Jonah bounded up to her in full pads and begun complaining about his grade in a music class.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
21 June 2026
Adjective
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Labour’s powerful National Executive Committee, which blocked a previous attempt by Burnham to run for parliament, cleared him to stand.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Known for a unique approach to improvisation and his warm, husky voice, Ulmer settled into a niche of his own in the late Seventies and early Eighties.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
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The 5-year-old husky mix is a regular at Spot's Place in Regina, Saskatchewan, usually attending Monday through Friday.—
Kendall Malinchock,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Powered by a beefy V8 producing up to 430 horsepower, these Corvettes remain shockingly fast even by modern standards.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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In Utah, every R2 arrived in Launch Edition spec, which means 330 miles (531 km) of range despite dual motors and a beefy 656 horsepower (482 kW) and 609 lb-ft of torque (826 Nm).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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These small but mighty earbuds promise superior sound quality and noise cancellation in their compact, ergonomic design.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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Westeros will be engulfed in flames as the Dance of the Dragons sweeps away knights riding their mighty creatures and entire armies.—
Francesca Pellegrini,
Vanity Fair,
22 June 2026
Adjective
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Some might make the case that 2005’s brawny alien apocalypse action thriller War of the Worlds fits the bill.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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In its first return to theaters since the female-forward phenomenon, the El Segundo toymaker is turning to the brawny He-Man for another box-office lift.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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However, Jupiter's hulking presence blocked most of that flow, keeping more of that rock, dust, and gas trapped in the inner solar system.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
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That display is dwarfed by the hulking frames containing hundreds of buttons accumulated over two decades.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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But still, 495 pound-feet of torque, that’s stout.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
17 June 2026
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Use a stout wooden stake and place it in the soil near the center of the pot after filling it with soil.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 June 2026
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burly. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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