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as in athletic
marked by a well-developed musculature
Olympic runners tend to have very muscular legs
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as in strong
having muscles capable of exerting great physical force
a muscular superhero who can easily lift a ton or more
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as in aggressive
marked by or uttered with forcefulness
a presidential speech that promises to be a muscular enunciation of the nation's foreign policy
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as in rich
having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor)
a muscular red wine that goes especially well with beef
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Recent Examples of muscular
Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails.
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Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Specifically, girls tend to focus more on being thin and slender while boys may focus more on being muscular.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 24 Feb. 2026
Her little foot bears thousands of minute muscular setae that grip and clasp like the toes of a mighty gecko.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Specifically, girls tend to focus more on being thin and slender while boys may focus more on being muscular.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 24 Feb. 2026
Her little foot bears thousands of minute muscular setae that grip and clasp like the toes of a mighty gecko.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for muscular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscular
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The study makes clear that the $194 million figure encompasses the economic impact of the entire Sac State athletic program with football at the FBS level for one academic year.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Perrotti manages more than 1,100 athletic events annually and leads fundraising and community partnerships that support athletic programs at the high school.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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Tokyo has shown no interest in military involvement, but some experts believe the conflict could bolster Takaichi's push for a stronger military and expanded weapons sales.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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While their offer was aggressive, the deal wasn’t done in a numbers vacuum.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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Slater had been particularly aggressive against Big Tech companies during her tenure.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
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The cliffside lodge offers a front row view of one of the most biologically rich places on the planet, UNESCO’s Vhembe Biosphere Reserve near South Africa’s border with Zimbabwe.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026
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Lucky for you, Ortega’s exact carryall is on sale now, along with a range of other rich-girl purses from $84.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
8 Mar. 2026
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The best songs here are lean and sinewy showcases for his backing band, the Dark Clouds.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
11 Mar. 2026
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The sinewy champion then cradled his wife, Presleigh, in his arm and kissed her at the front of the 18th green, along the water’s edge.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Yet launching a conversation around mental health with an audience magnet as powerful as Radcliffe is on balance an excellent thing.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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But generating stable and powerful light in this region has proven difficult because most materials strongly absorb it.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Understanding Stainless Steel Scratches Stainless steel of all kinds—appliances and cookware—go through vigorous, daily use.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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One 2025 study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that getting as little as 35 minutes of moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise decreased the risk of developing dementia by 41%.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
6 Mar. 2026
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In November last year, Rheinmetall predicted its sales would quintuple over the next five years, boosted by robust demand for its weapons systems amid geopolitical tensions and the war in Ukraine.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Elsewhere in Southern California, desert parks are seeing robust but smaller-scale blooms.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Muscular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscular. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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