muscle-bound

Definition of muscle-boundnext

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Recent Examples of muscle-bound But their skeletons seemed peculiar—stocky and muscle-bound, with mashups of features seen in various groups of modern-day mammals. Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 1 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscle-bound
Adjective
  • Its muscular composite and Kevlar exterior is finished in a glossy, factory-correct shade of Rosso Corsa, though the car did spend a few years, toward the beginning of its life, painted silver, according to the listing.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 June 2026
  • Lagree’s Megaformer, introduced in the early 2000s, has two sliding platforms and was built for higher-intensity work that develops muscular endurance.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • Coming in August is the Patriot Games, an athletic competition for high school students, and a Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, a free IndyCar event scheduled for August 22-23.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • But for women suing the NCAA, universities and athletic conferences over past transgender-athlete policies, the ruling may prove to be an important turning point.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • Seconds later, a powerful explosion blasted through the doorway, shattering windows and sending vertical blinds and debris flying as firefighters quickly retreated from the building.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • The brothers bonded over the game, but in his work, Grant so frequently provided a microphone for the voices a powerful organization would rather hush.
    Sam McDowell July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • At the center of it all is Brent Charles’ sinewy Caius Martius Coriolanus, who runs through the play like a human scythe.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Theron, meanwhile, hurls herself into the sinewy action sequences that have increasingly been her home turf over the past two decades, flinging herself down hills and into rivers and navigating some precarious rock-climbing terrain.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • This need not be a burly bully who sizes up wardrobes and coiffures to decide who would best decorate your party.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • The burly bureaucrat in dark slacks and a navy sweater has a scruffy beard and the frazzled look of an anonymous factotum thrust into the limelight.
    Joshua Hunt, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026
Adjective
  • These small but mighty earbuds promise superior sound quality and noise cancellation in their compact, ergonomic design.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • Westeros will be engulfed in flames as the Dance of the Dragons sweeps away knights riding their mighty creatures and entire armies.
    Francesca Pellegrini, Vanity Fair, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • Those beefy Parisian security boys seem ready for anything, including the heat, non?
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The service offers a beefy selection of email templates and a host of autoresponders.
    Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • The comparison suggests Mexican winemaking is a monolith and that its offerings mimic Napa’s brawny fruit-forward wines—two deeply misguided assumptions.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 June 2026
  • Some might make the case that 2005’s brawny alien apocalypse action thriller War of the Worlds fits the bill.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026

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“Muscle-bound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscle-bound. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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