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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
Especially if you got swept into the butcher block craze of recent years, these hunks of wood can be nearly impossible to store in cabinets.
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Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 May 2026
Debbie Allen, who starred as Catherine Avery and often directs episodes of the show, was happily sandwiched between Grey's hunks Anthony Hill (left) and Trevor Jackson.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
Another, from 2009, is dominated by the profile of what appears to be a guard dog gripping a black hunk of something unidentifiable.
—Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Whole hunks of Islamabad’s sprawling road grid are eerily silent.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 May 2026
Debbie Allen, who starred as Catherine Avery and often directs episodes of the show, was happily sandwiched between Grey's hunks Anthony Hill (left) and Trevor Jackson.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
Another, from 2009, is dominated by the profile of what appears to be a guard dog gripping a black hunk of something unidentifiable.
—Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Whole hunks of Islamabad’s sprawling road grid are eerily silent.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunk
Noun
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In one case, students stripped a building down to the studs, framing and converting it into student apartments.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Sabalenka layered other necklaces and wore statement stud earrings with her 2026 French Open tennis kit as well.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Noun
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In the Art Institute drawing, a woman savors a chunk of carrot cake while lounging topless amid twenty-one other figures performing semi-aerobic choreography across the wall.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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This being Florida, a chunk of the crowd apparently took that as a cue to launch into a patriotic chant.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The founding era’s premier beefcake is uniquely adaptable to an alpha aesthetic.—
Alexis Coe,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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To me, the funniest story in the world is that a 40-something-year-old Black guy from South Side Chicago went all the way to the Highlands of Scotland and found out that the only person that had his back was some 20-year-old beefcake from Alabama.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Was there really nothing more standing in her way than a pea-size clump of cells?—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Nearby, a group of men sat cross-legged on the ground in a circle, shielding their eyes from errant flakes as one of them hammered chunks off a large clump of gum.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Noun
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This superb sipper is as good a reason as any to break out your punch bowl, and is soon to become your signature once everyone at the gathering catches an eyeful, then tastes a cup-full.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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What was on offer? Getting an eyeful of the range of things that Polymarket users will bet on via USDC stablecoins was enlightening.—
Rob Pegoraro,
ArsTechnica,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Tucker’s rapid-fire delivery is punctuated with sound effects, music cues, and the use of a variety of props dangling from his person at all times (including handcuffs, a wad of cash, and two guns).—
Malina Saval,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Not as punishment, but to better know our playing grounds and appreciate the big and small things—like freeing wads of vegetation from an undercarriage—that turn a field into a stage.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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When Bromley instead cast her as Betty Parris, the girl possessed by an evil spirit, as if to punish her for being Christian, a lump persisted in her throat all day.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Other minor risks include scrotum congestion (a sense of discomfort or pressure that usually resolves over time) and sperm granuloma (a non-dangerous lump that the body usually absorbs) and pain, the clinic adds.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Bathroom sink drains can become clogged from hair, globs of toothpaste, and soapy residue.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
30 May 2026
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Bieber’s face artfully dotted with globs of lotion.—
Lucy Feldman,
Time,
6 May 2026
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“Hunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunk. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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