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
Drummond is a burly, 6-foot-11 glass glutton.
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
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.
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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.
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ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for burly
Jaylon Thompson
may 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
Drummond is a burly, 6-foot-11 glass glutton.
—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
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
See All Example Sentences for burly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burly
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Coming in August is the Patriot Games, an athletic competition for high school students, and a Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, a free IndyCar event scheduled for August 22-23.
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But for women suing the NCAA, universities and athletic conferences over past transgender-athlete policies, the ruling may prove to be an important turning point.
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Seconds later, a powerful explosion blasted through the doorway, shattering windows and sending vertical blinds and debris flying as firefighters quickly retreated from the building.
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The brothers bonded over the game, but in his work, Grant so frequently provided a microphone for the voices a powerful organization would rather hush.
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This husky-border collie mix is one of Pebbles' seven new pet siblings.
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Bob Cary, tall and husky outdoor editor of the Chicago Daily News, was there with his family, staying at the lake’s only resort, where Vera and I also were staying.
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Those beefy Parisian security boys seem ready for anything, including the heat, non?
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The service offers a beefy selection of email templates and a host of autoresponders.
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In its opening match, Cape Verde introduced itself with a draw against mighty Spain.
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Today Twain would be startled by the passivity of a once-mighty Congress that has all but crumbled in the face of pressure from the White House.
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The comparison suggests Mexican winemaking is a monolith and that its offerings mimic Napa’s brawny fruit-forward wines—two deeply misguided assumptions.
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Some might make the case that 2005’s brawny alien apocalypse action thriller War of the Worlds fits the bill.
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Thick foam from the building’s insulation floated by on streams that leaked from the hulking shell, which firefighters have been drenching for days since the fire erupted on the roof the afternoon of June 17.
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And he was jacked, a hulking man who was not afraid to drop-kick a kid who was part of a gang of evildoers.
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La Albiceleste created more chances but could not get past the viral sensation in net or the stout Cape Verdean defense before the halftime whistle blew.
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All of this came after Florida’s four trades for star forward Brady Tkachuk, starting goaltender Jacob Markstrom, backup goaltender Akira Schmid and fourth-line forward Garnet Hathaway to fortify what on paper was already a stout roster.
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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