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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
John’s portrayal as a soulless hunk might have its seeds of truth.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
And, man, are those warm slices delicious, especially when folded around a hunk of brisket or smoked turkey with pickled onions and a generous dose of tangy brown sauce.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Cording recommends throwing a slice of salmon, hunks of sweet potato or winter squash, and either broccoli or brussels sprouts (chef’s choice) on a pan and roasting till the fish is cooked through and those veggies are nice and brown.
—Ashley Oerman, SELF, 19 Feb. 2026
Not so long ago, the Polaris RZR Pro R was the pinnacle of retail side-by-side domination, the most powerful, fire-breathing hunk of off-highway 4-wheeling the world over.
—New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2026
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
And, man, are those warm slices delicious, especially when folded around a hunk of brisket or smoked turkey with pickled onions and a generous dose of tangy brown sauce.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Cording recommends throwing a slice of salmon, hunks of sweet potato or winter squash, and either broccoli or brussels sprouts (chef’s choice) on a pan and roasting till the fish is cooked through and those veggies are nice and brown.
—Ashley Oerman, SELF, 19 Feb. 2026
Not so long ago, the Polaris RZR Pro R was the pinnacle of retail side-by-side domination, the most powerful, fire-breathing hunk of off-highway 4-wheeling the world over.
—New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunk
Noun
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Sonis slid on on the play with the studs of her left cleat off the ground, which resulted in the play being changed to a serious penalty after review.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
14 Mar. 2026
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Knightley wisely chose simple diamond studs to avoid drawing attention away from the striking necklace.—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
14 Mar. 2026
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But a chunk of that is facing Brazil and Great Britain, whose arms aren’t largely MLB quality.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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The measure would allow many Cuban Americans to take legal ownership of a large chunk of the sprawling small private enterprises that have flourished on the island that have already been getting funding discreetly from Miami, but are under the names of relatives and friends on the island.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
16 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
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This Lord of Darkness is a melancholy beefcake carrying the demon spawn of his neglectful lover, President Trump, a rebound from his previous boyfriend, Saddam Hussein.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2025
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The virus increases immune activity, which ramps up IgA production and leads to an influx of new antibody clumps in the kidney.—
Charles Schmidt,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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Remove any rocks, debris, weeds, or large clumps of soil.—
Lauren Wellbank,
Martha Stewart,
16 Mar. 2026
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This weekend, fans will also get an eyeful during the NBA All-Star Weekend.—
Contessa Brewer,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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The View producer Brian Teta got an eyeful — as did viewers at home — when three cohosts motioned toward their privates during a discussion about childbirth.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Feb. 2026
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Last year’s best actor, Adrien Brody, made amends for flinging chewing gum at his wife by swallowing a fresh wad of it (and his pride).—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Our pants had been ripped from brush and windfalls, and wads of insulation were hanging out of mine.—
Elwyn "Bud" Myers,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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Most lumps such as these are noncancerous lipomas, or fatty tumors, and a decision on whether to remove them is based on whether the lumps interfere with movements or threaten other issues.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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That was an average of more than $20,000 to the 21,000 employees who received a lump-sum check.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Inspired by both pre-Columbian cultures and modern scientific theories, Jensen made energetic diagrams of shapes, symbols, and numbers in loud complementary colors, using thick globs of paint; the results generate a fascinating friction.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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With just a pea-size glob of scat, biologists can genetically decode which individual whale produced the sample.—
Kelso Harper,
Scientific American,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Hunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunk. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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