1
as in power
muscular strength
I'm going to need someone with real muscle to help me move all this furniture
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2
as in strength
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
at the time the military lacked the muscle to fight two wars at once
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as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
he was muscled out of command by his opponents at military headquarters
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Recent Examples of muscle
Christa Sgobba, Health, 12 June 2026
These elements are the invisible muscles inside electric vehicle motors, wind turbines, defense weapons systems, and smartphones.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Bowen wasn’t the only Chihuahua who muscled up on Friday.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
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Noun
Work on strengthening the muscles involved in a pull-up using similar pulling motions.
—Christa Sgobba, Health, 12 June 2026
These elements are the invisible muscles inside electric vehicle motors, wind turbines, defense weapons systems, and smartphones.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
Verb
Trailing 42-41, DeLand coach Rick Darlington opted to go for the win, and Moore muscled into the end zone on a two-point conversion for the victory 43-42.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Bowen wasn’t the only Chihuahua who muscled up on Friday.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscle
Noun
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Federal officials this year sent water from the upstream Flaming Gorge Reservoir to Lake Powell to stave off an emergency where water levels in the lower reservoir fall so low that water no longer flows through the dam’s power turbines — the only safe way to release water for extended periods.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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That still left a lot of the two-time league champion’s star power exposed to be plucked by the four new teams looking to fill rosters.—
Tom Carothers,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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That’s one of our city’s greatest strengths.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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Even in a less spectacular season at the tip of a City side which did not always play to his strengths, Haaland still found the net 38 times in 52 club appearances.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The disparity has forced Goldman into the awkward position of defending a seat he’s held for two terms by running, at least in part, as the outsider.—
Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
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Firefighters battled a nearly 1,200-acre brush fire burning in a remote area near the Los Angeles-Kern County line that temporarily forced evacuation orders and warnings for people living nearby.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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As the crew invades his space and a volatile director (Pyper-Ferguson) pushes him to his limits the line between Levi and his character dissolves.—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
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Large cuts of meat such as pork butts and beef brisket can easily take as long as 11 hours or more from start to finish, depending on your level of experience and attention to detail.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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The counter-service eatery has been serving beef brisket since 1930.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
12 June 2026
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Wellness gurus will also appreciate the range of treatments and healing modalities on offer at The Lotus Spa, from classic massages and facials to Reiki energy work and sound baths.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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Set your thermostat to 78°F in summer to balance comfort and energy savings.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs, hundreds of thousands of people like them have been coerced into engaging in scams such as posing as women online, cultivating intimate relationships with foreigners to defraud them of their savings.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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Safety regulations – intended to constrain corporate power – in authoritarian regimes become tools to coerce compliance.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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Attendees seemed keen to squeeze as much networking as possible out of the gala, often chatting with their associates and neighbors during speakers’ remarks.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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Fuel supplies squeezed Russian emergency services acknowledged Saturday that a fire had broken out at the oil depot in Krasnodar.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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“Muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscle. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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