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Recent Examples of hulking One of them, huge and hulking, had scrapes all across his chest, a gash on his leg, and an impressive black eye. Literary Hub, 24 June 2025 The journey is a perilous and illuminating one, as Jamie and Isla encounter hordes of infected, as well as an alpha, a hulking and seemingly intelligent evolution of the infected. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 June 2025 The 6-foot-3, 320-pound Payne was the rare hulking presence last season. Ben Standig, New York Times, 19 June 2025 Fiji’s capital, Suva, is bordered on one side by jagged mountains and on the other by a harbor speckled with the hulking wrecks of fishing vessels and cargo ships abandoned by bankrupt companies and neglectful owners. Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hulking
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Adjective
  • Cannon told the publication, citing how Jones reportedly left each of his children large inheritances.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 July 2025
  • In 2020, Latinx students were the largest group of Californians admitted to UC schools for the fall academic term, a critical turning point in the history of the system and a step closer to reflecting the changing demographics in an increasingly diverse and global society.
    Taryn Palumbo, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • Grant, a nose tackle Miami selected in the first round, Phillips, a three-year starter at Maryland the Dolphins selected in the fifth round, and Biggers, a seventh-round pick, are all young, big and athletic, and each possesses upside.
    Omar Kelly July 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
  • Meek resigned as Esperanza’s coach after the 2002 season and became one of the school’s athletic directors.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • To unwind the settlement because of textual ambiguity could cause sizable harm.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 July 2025
  • The hardest trays to install use a sizable collection of pieces and parts and require you to drill holes into your desk.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • The burly 22-year-old just needed something to go right.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
  • Emanuel Hershberger—Manny to his friends—has an iron handshake, a bushy chin-strap beard, and the burly shoulders of a man who spends his downtime tending a 40-acre farm without mechanized equipment.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Yet, unlike other federal agencies that received substantial boosts in budget and staffing, the Secret Service's resources grew only modestly.
    ByDonald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 13 July 2025
  • The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 prohibits state or federal governments from placing substantial burdens on a person's religious exercise except under certain conditions.
    Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • One of the most powerful moments of the night was the Waiting to Exhale tribute, beautifully curated by Adam Blackstone.
    Essence, Essence, 10 July 2025
  • This Summer Personal branding is one of the most powerful ways to reach your goals.
    William Arruda, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Peggy meets a handsome doctor from Newport whose family is less than enthusiastic about her career.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
  • Right now, a wide variety of styles are available for a fraction of their original price, like these preppy Sperry Top-Sider Men’s Gold Cup Boat Shoe Loafers, $65 off, that are suited for sun, sand, and surf, but are handsome enough to wear out to dinner.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Now, at only 23 years old, he's gone viral for his warm, husky voice and his Noah Kahan meets Zach Bryan country-folk sound.
    Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • The 2006 adventure film revolves around a team of husky sled dogs struggling to survive in Antarctica after a devastating snowstorm—and Ilardi quickly realized that Atlas was paying attention.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025

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“Hulking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hulking. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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