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Recent Examples of hunky
The mother of three was first spotted with the hunky Larocca, in October 2024, about six months after the nasty breakup with Hall.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Onscreen, Heathcliff has been represented over the years as a hunky-if-uncouth white man played by the likes of Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, and Ralph Fiennes.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
There are still plenty of American horror, love and crime stories, plenty of hunky serial killers and plenty of showcases for hot stars that won’t require an internal ethical audit.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
This adaptation of her psychological thriller stars Dakota Johnson as a ghostwriter, Anne Hathaway as the best-selling author she’s hired to help, and Josh Hartnett as Hathaway’s hunky husband, who might just be hiding something.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Onscreen, Heathcliff has been represented over the years as a hunky-if-uncouth white man played by the likes of Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, and Ralph Fiennes.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
There are still plenty of American horror, love and crime stories, plenty of hunky serial killers and plenty of showcases for hot stars that won’t require an internal ethical audit.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
This adaptation of her psychological thriller stars Dakota Johnson as a ghostwriter, Anne Hathaway as the best-selling author she’s hired to help, and Josh Hartnett as Hathaway’s hunky husband, who might just be hiding something.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 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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Our president also shares our love of young, nubile girls.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
23 Dec. 2025
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Our President also shares our love of young, nubile girls.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunky. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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