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as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
a heavy, hulking stone blocked the way
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as in athletic
strongly and heavily built
several hulking shot putters waited outside the throwing circle for their turn in the competition
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Recent Examples of hulking
There are no hulking buffets or elbow-throwing brunch lines either; meals are seated, elegant and made to order, from Maine lobster pasta to seared foie gras and sashimi salads.
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Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
The floors and doors are original, Scott said, as is a hulking brass cash register that hasn’t rung up a sale in probably 60 years.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
One is the repeal of the tax breaks, and another is designed to protect consumers from paying for infrastructure costs associated with serving the hulking computing centers.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Micron’s hulking worksite warps the scale of every building in Southeast Boise.
—Mark Dee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
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Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
The floors and doors are original, Scott said, as is a hulking brass cash register that hasn’t rung up a sale in probably 60 years.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
One is the repeal of the tax breaks, and another is designed to protect consumers from paying for infrastructure costs associated with serving the hulking computing centers.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Micron’s hulking worksite warps the scale of every building in Southeast Boise.
—Mark Dee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hulking
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There's a chance for large hail and damaging winds, with the potential for tornado warnings.—
Joseph Dames,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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In America, more than five thousand people are killed each year in accidents involving large trucks, and the victims tend to be occupants of smaller vehicles.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Kneepkens isn’t the biggest or most athletic player and struggled defensively throughout her college career.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Desperate for an outlet, Stanko reached out to a friend who was an experienced runner to ask for their advice, believing that setting an athletic goal, such as completing a marathon, would give her something to focus on.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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But Democrats picked up momentum on the issue in 2025 races with messaging centered on cost of living, including sizable wins in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races.—
Mary Ramsey
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Amazon eventually churned out sizable profits and grew to dominate new markets.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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The burly 340-pound defensive lineman is a three-time Pro Bowler and has been with the Giants through some rough seasons.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Some of the drop-off locations were strikingly similar—luxury apartment buildings whose vast lobbies were tributes to beige and camel, each housing a blocky reception desk manned by a burly fellow with a fastidious beard.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation last month, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening already substantial political hurdles for the White House.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Apr. 2026
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Its techniques are still breathtaking today, richer and more substantial than any images that came before and many that followed.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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More than a half-dozen potential candidates are speaking here to make inroads among Black leaders, one of Democrats' most powerful voting blocs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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But in the void of space, even the tiny kick of a photon becomes a powerful engine.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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Colman Domingo put his considerable fashion bona fides into a sketch on last night’s Saturday Night Live about FIT students trying to describe the perpetrator of an armed robbery.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
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The average American of 1925, Bradley noted, citing his team’s considerable research for its new book, lived at a standard of living roughly comparable to South Africa today.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Several husky owners echoed how quickly the screams can escalate.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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One such pet, Lainey, a husky shepherd, was found after going missing in Arizona with the help of a neighbor's Ring camera.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Hulking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hulking. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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