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as in muscular
having muscles capable of exerting great physical force
the store manager always asked the brawniest person there to do the heavy lifting
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as in sinewy
marked by a well-developed musculature
brawny arms that weren't developed in the gym but by years of work in the construction business
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as in athletic
strongly and heavily built
a tough little boy who's going to be a brawny man someday
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Recent Examples of brawny
The car feels very solid and brawny, thus lending a feeling of safety.
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Josh Max, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
That’s why top cyclists often have brawny quads, glutes, and hamstrings.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
This was Google, after all: big, brawny, able to warp space and time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2010
Running, meanwhile, damages big, brawny leg muscles, and saps those muscles of the power required to push the pedals of a bicycle.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
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Josh Max, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
That’s why top cyclists often have brawny quads, glutes, and hamstrings.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
This was Google, after all: big, brawny, able to warp space and time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2010
Running, meanwhile, damages big, brawny leg muscles, and saps those muscles of the power required to push the pedals of a bicycle.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
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Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the concept centers on the character of Prince Adam of Eternia who, thanks to his Power Sword, turns into the muscular He-Man and is imbued with superhuman strength and abilities.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
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As pain and swelling subside, rehabilitation exercises should be introduced gradually to restore range of motion, strength, muscular balance, and overall joint function.Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
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That came as news, however, to Joel Williams, Atlantis’ athletic director and head football coach.Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The authority to regulate transgender participation in sports would be stripped from high school athletic associations.Kim Jarrett | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.National Geographic, National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
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On the home front, Pam Bondi will be a powerful disruptive force as our next attorney general.Michael Glassner and John Pence, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Stylist Kate Young has been crafting powerful red carpet moments for two decades for clients, including Julianne Moore, Dakota Johnson, Scarlett Johansson and Michelle Williams.WWD Staff, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
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The West Coast Fishing Club is loved for serving as a rugged haven on British Columbia’s remote ancestral and unceded territory of the Haida Nation in Haida Gwaii, surrounded by dramatic coastal landscapes and teeming with wildlife.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Lightning from rare coastal thunderstorms that rolled over the rugged, unsettled land would strike mountaintops, sometimes igniting a fire.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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While this burly Ford was no sports car, body roll was nicely planted for its stature on twisty Malibu canyon roads.Peter Nelson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Love, even romantic love (with the burly Icelandic man who is now renting the Miller farm), becomes possible as Sam recognizes that the way out is forward.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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There’s even a humbling sequence set in the real Carrara, where, against the quarry’s raw splendor, the mighty modern excavators look as piddling as Hot Wheels on the basement stairs.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Despite mixed reviews, that reboot delivered a stunning $191 million debut over the summer and eventually generated a mighty $1.66 billion at the global box office.Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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If delivered, that also represents a pretty beefy generational upgrade.Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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The Mug by East Fork $44 East Fork The big, beefy East Fork mug is even better in aubergine.Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Brawny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brawny. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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