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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
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.
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New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2026
Instead, the utility will be allowed to spread the expense recovery over an entire hunk of the Midwest.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Serve the pasta with a crisp green salad and hunks of rustic bread.
—Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
While Tatum did not reveal the source of his injury, the Hollywood hunk is no stranger to physical roles.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
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New Atlas, 9 Feb. 2026
Instead, the utility will be allowed to spread the expense recovery over an entire hunk of the Midwest.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Serve the pasta with a crisp green salad and hunks of rustic bread.
—Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
While Tatum did not reveal the source of his injury, the Hollywood hunk is no stranger to physical roles.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunk
Noun
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Her jewelry was kept minimalist as well, with stud earrings and a thin bracelet on display.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Spanning 6,611 square feet with five bedrooms, this residence was carefully taken down to the studs and restored from 2020-22.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Costs have soared since the original project was conceived more than a decade ago, and a sizable chunk of the hotel tax funds is now being used instead for repairs.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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More than 200,000 Bay Staters remained in the dark Tuesday evening, with MEMA’s power outage map showing large chunks of Barnstable and Plymouth counties greatly affected.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Remove sticks, rocks, clumps, and other debris from the soil that can impede growth.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Feb. 2026
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Each plant can be counted on to produce a large number of flower stalks, and the clumps of sword-like foliage add shape and texture to the garden throughout the year.—
Angela England,
The Spruce,
22 Feb. 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
Noun
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Each sock features a discreet zippered pocket on the calf, just big enough to fit a credit card, a hotel key, or a wad of cash.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Naturally, Davis doesn’t want to give out his insurance information and offers to pay for damages with a massive wad of cash.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Russian state has introduced incentives for women who have three or more children, including lump-sum payments, tax breaks and state benefits.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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The cash option is a one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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 27 Feb. 2026.
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