1
as in stud
a physically attractive man
her new boyfriend is quite the hunk
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2
as in chunk
a small uneven mass
what looked like a hunk of potato in her stew turned out to be a pebble
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Recent Examples of hunk
Like a scoop of ice cream with extra hunks of mix-ins or an empty row on a cross-country flight.
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Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 25 July 2025
By all objective measures, Elvis Presley was a hunk, a hunk of burning love.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Calculating the financial rewards of winning Rob Manfred’s hunk of metal is part of a front office’s job, if a team’s serious about going the distance (and many aren’t).
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
They’re set off from traffic by planters and irregular hunks of granite, essentially giant versions of the Belgian blocks that make up the pavement here.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 29 July 2025
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Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 25 July 2025
By all objective measures, Elvis Presley was a hunk, a hunk of burning love.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
Calculating the financial rewards of winning Rob Manfred’s hunk of metal is part of a front office’s job, if a team’s serious about going the distance (and many aren’t).
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
They’re set off from traffic by planters and irregular hunks of granite, essentially giant versions of the Belgian blocks that make up the pavement here.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunk
Noun
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Athletics closer Mason Miller, a stud with a 101 mph fastball, looked untouchable in trade talks — until Preller agreed to give up a prospect some considered likewise untouchable, 18-year-old shortstop Leo De Vries, as part of the return package.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Mets lead the NL East with a 62-47 record, though the Philadelphia Phillies, a team that added their own stud reliever in Jhoan Duran on Wednesday, are right behind them with a 61-47 record.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
31 July 2025
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So stir a couple squares in your morning oatmeal, sprinkle some chunks in a Greek yogurt bowl, or mix some chips into pancake batter for extra flavor—and fiber! 9.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
4 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, pensions are largely extinct except in government, 401(k)s are too often spotty as replacements, and rent absorbs a huge chunk of paychecks for those without equity.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Jill goes to the gym with her sister-in-law, sporting clothes best worn to church, and, between rants about Jack, Jill works out with a pair of German beefcakes.—
Derek Lawrence,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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If nothing else, Lilo & Stitch now lacks a flustered beefcake.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Showy spikes of two-toned blooms stand above succulent foliage that grows in dense clumps.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
31 July 2025
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One of the key things this cosmic map revealed was stars being born in vast clumps, each stretching for several thousand light-years.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 July 2025
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Get an eyeful of Davidson on The Tonight Show in the interview above.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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Alternatively, get an eyeful of the Leake Street Arches—aka the London Graffiti tunnel—beneath Waterloo Station, and pop out on Lower Marsh, with its centuries-old street market and proper Lambeth vibe.—
Emma John,
AFAR Media,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Go grab your passport, a wad of bail money, and enough thirst for wine that growls at history and food that tastes like the ocean punched you in the mouth.—
John Noakes,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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To the detriment of the proceedings late in the second act, there is a wad of exposition gristle that brings things full stop in the form of a labored revelation of why Diamond is such a grump and perhaps maybe won’t be one in the future.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
30 July 2025
Noun
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One day while exercising, a healthy 59-year-old semi-retiree felt a lump in his abdomen.—
Steve Vernon,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Deep hemangioma: With a blue or purple color, this type feels like a deep lump and may be painful.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
6 Aug. 2025
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Each glob of goo will connect to any glob it is placed next to, which allows for all kinds of creations – especially as variables are introduced that toy with the game’s physics.—
Joshua Rivera,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2025
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“Hunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunk. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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