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as in muscular
having muscles capable of exerting great physical force
the lithe, sinewy body of the ballet company's leading male dancer
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as in brawny
marked by a well-developed musculature
the sinewy arms of the weight lifter
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In his memoir, Davis also recalls that Rose predicted that Davis’s sinewy, six-foot-two, hundred-and-sixty-pound frame would struggle to stand up to a full season’s worth of play most years.
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Brandon Harris, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024
This is still the guy who wore a lot of cardigans in The Newsroom, albeit slightly more sinewy and much less jittery.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2024
In Southern California, where Simmons had relocated from his native New Orleans, the gyms and studios that multiplied in the 1970s and ’80s featured a common cast of characters: sinewy joggers in short shorts, men with rippling muscles, sylphlike women in leotards.
—Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024
Ingram, a long, sinewy and slithery scorer, would fit that profile at 6-8 with a 7-3 wingspan and a 9-1 standing reach.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 30 June 2024
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Brandon Harris, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024
This is still the guy who wore a lot of cardigans in The Newsroom, albeit slightly more sinewy and much less jittery.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2024
In Southern California, where Simmons had relocated from his native New Orleans, the gyms and studios that multiplied in the 1970s and ’80s featured a common cast of characters: sinewy joggers in short shorts, men with rippling muscles, sylphlike women in leotards.
—Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, The Atlantic, 16 July 2024
Ingram, a long, sinewy and slithery scorer, would fit that profile at 6-8 with a 7-3 wingspan and a 9-1 standing reach.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 30 June 2024
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“Sinewy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinewy. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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