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Recent Examples of hunky
Sweeney broke off her engagement to 42-year-old hunky businessman Jonathan Davino a few months ago.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The Baroness has wildly improbable plans to build a luxury hotel on Floreana, and has brought along two hunky manservants—Rudy Lorenz (Felix Kammerer), an engineer, and Robert Phillipson (Toby Wallace), a bodyguard—for detailed consultations on the matter.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Both could undoubtedly do more, but Ali is happy to keep Nyong’o chipper and Davis hunky.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
But things get really complicated when Claire falls for hunky Highland warrior Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The Baroness has wildly improbable plans to build a luxury hotel on Floreana, and has brought along two hunky manservants—Rudy Lorenz (Felix Kammerer), an engineer, and Robert Phillipson (Toby Wallace), a bodyguard—for detailed consultations on the matter.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Both could undoubtedly do more, but Ali is happy to keep Nyong’o chipper and Davis hunky.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
But things get really complicated when Claire falls for hunky Highland warrior Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 Aug. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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