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Recent Examples of hunky
Both episodes pivot around her crush on Noa (Alex Tarrant), a hunky New Zealander who’s only been working at the DMV for a few weeks.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, hunky Irish head of peds Cormac Hayes, a widower and a dad, arrives.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
This is about more than just the fact that both shows follow hunky emergency room doctors, star Noah Wyle, and are produced by John Wells.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Sweeney broke off her engagement to 42-year-old hunky businessman Jonathan Davino a few months ago.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, hunky Irish head of peds Cormac Hayes, a widower and a dad, arrives.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
This is about more than just the fact that both shows follow hunky emergency room doctors, star Noah Wyle, and are produced by John Wells.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Sweeney broke off her engagement to 42-year-old hunky businessman Jonathan Davino a few months ago.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunky
Adjective
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The operation is both a service station and headquarters for a group of studly guys who are hired out to provide service of an intimate nature to high-rolling women and men.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
29 Apr. 2020
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The length is nearly a foot shorter than the XC60, but the roof height is nearly the same—thus the XC40’s stubby, studly stance, bunched with compression.—
Dan Neil,
WSJ,
8 June 2018
Adjective
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Over the weekend, his foxy friend Pete Hegseth announced a new policy that requires journalists with Pentagon press credentials to sign a pledge promising not to report information that hasn't been explicitly authorized for release, that includes unclassified information.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Over the weekend, his foxy friend, Pete Hegseth, announced a new policy that requires journalists with Pentagon press credentials to sign a pledge promising not to report information that hasn't been explicitly authorized for release.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In the case being appealed, nubile young Karlyn asked for a two-year sentence.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
30 July 2025
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That includes the horror genre, which has typically been focused on terrorizing nubile youth.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunky. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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