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as in sturdy
able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure
erected a stout wooden fence to keep the wild animals out
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2
as in stocky
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature
the wrestler is stout in build, so he is frequently underestimated by his opponents
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as in valiant
feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
stout souls who boldly ventured forward, not knowing what kinds of danger they faced
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as in muscular
having muscles capable of exerting great physical force
covered wagons drawn by stout oxen
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as in solid
not showing weakness or uncertainty
a stout defender of women's rights in the third world
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Recent Examples of stout
The defense could be much stouter.
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
He was traded to Philadelphia and couldn’t find his footing enough to even garner a backup role on their stout offensive line.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
What was not necessarily anticipated from Jones, however, was stout defense.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
The Cyclones have a stout defense, but the Irish running attack led by Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price will take over the game in the second half, giving Marcus Freeman another CFP win.
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
He was traded to Philadelphia and couldn’t find his footing enough to even garner a backup role on their stout offensive line.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
What was not necessarily anticipated from Jones, however, was stout defense.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
The Cyclones have a stout defense, but the Irish running attack led by Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price will take over the game in the second half, giving Marcus Freeman another CFP win.
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stout
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The sturdy steel frame holds up to 650 pounds, while the insulated cup holders cool and keep drinks within reach.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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If possible, drive to a nearby sturdy building.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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However, Schwarber looks like a player right out of the old school with his stocky build.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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During the poker game, Bowyer and one of his friends, a stocky guy named Michael Greenberg who had been a fixture at those long-ago high school poker games, began talking to a man seated at the card table.—
DAVID AMSDEN,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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Call it a valiant, optimistic, perhaps even a calamitous misreading.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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In addition to implementing many voluntary changes, and even after a valiant legal fight and court victory, Harvard may still make a deal to get Trump off its back.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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The same can be said of Mescal, who’s already parlayed playing men of muscular physique and melancholy dispositions into above-the-title movie stardom.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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The prose is ecstatic and freaky and muscular.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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And when the second half started, Gay couldn’t turn a solid Commanders drive into three more points, banging the ball off the right goal post.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The company's portfolio includes solid rocket motors (SRMs) ranging from 2 inches to 22 inches in diameter for missiles like the Stinger, Javelin, and air-defense interceptors.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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French Lavender French lavender (Lavandula dentata) is not as hardy as other varieties of lavender, so a vigorous pruning can kill it.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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Native to central Asia, oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) are perennials that are winter-hardy in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 3-7.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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At the top of that list is a hyaluronic acid serum that traps moisture and leaves my skin noticeably plump and dewy.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Fall is the prime time for planting garlic to grow your own large, plump cloves.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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This is a courageous act that requires vulnerability over cowardice.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The school has been the courageous standard bearer of academic freedom in the assault on higher education.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Stout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stout. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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