as in athletic
strongly and heavily built
a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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Recent Examples of burly
Replacing the burly southpaw, whose 30th birthday is Wednesday, won’t be easy.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
To complement those two, the Thunder are using the burly Jaylin Williams to come in and push him around physically.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 12 May 2025
First, his linguistic talents need to be tested: My examiner was an infantry captain—a tough and burly Frenchman now in the U.S. Army.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
After serving in the Navy during World War II, the burly athlete returned to Clovis briefly.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
To complement those two, the Thunder are using the burly Jaylin Williams to come in and push him around physically.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 12 May 2025
First, his linguistic talents need to be tested: My examiner was an infantry captain—a tough and burly Frenchman now in the U.S. Army.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
After serving in the Navy during World War II, the burly athlete returned to Clovis briefly.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burly
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Wheeling University athletic director Carrie Hanna did not respond to an email seeking comment for this story.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
5 June 2025
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Barely a month after the USF Board of Trustees formally approved the expenditure of $407 million for construction of its on-campus stadium, the athletic director who presided over the project’s evolution is leaving.—
Tribune Wire Services,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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But this epic chronicle about a family’s struggle to remain together and preserve its dignity in the face of more powerful forces neither judges nor lays blame.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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There are powerful levers to pull if Trump chooses, like increasing US military aid or imposing tough new sanctions, such as those overwhelmingly supported in the US Senate.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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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
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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
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An older, beefy man stands by the window, holding a walkie-talkie close to his ear and anxiously glancing up and down the street where cars and military vehicles pass by.—
Isobel Yeung,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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What to look for in a quality propane lantern Compact features Many propane lanterns are compact, small, but mighty providers of light in the darkness.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 May 2025
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The speech got worse: The mighty E Street Band is here tonight to call upon the righteous power of art, of music, of rock ’n’ roll, in dangerous times. . . .—
Armond White,
National Review,
28 May 2025
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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
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The hulking tower, originally known as the Joseph Stalin Palace of Culture and Science, was built during the Cold War – a gift from the Soviets, and a reminder of who was in charge.—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 June 2025
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Speaking of hulking Yankees, Giancarlo Stanton amassed just 19 votes.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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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,
3 June 2025
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This is having a spillover effect to other stout offerings in the U.S.—
Erik Ofgang,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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