as in muscle
muscular strength
an actor who is more famous for his brawn than for his talent
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Recent Examples of brawn
Physically, the 38-year-old is in great shape — his lean, tattooed torso of super-featherweight brawn hitting the scales on the 130-pound mark at the weigh-in the day before.
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Ben Wyatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2023
Hurts emerged as the NFL’s breakout star this season, and the 24-year-old’s brawn is one of the main reasons.
—Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
The phrase is so often applied to HBO dramedies and Sally Rooney that it’s lost all its brawn.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2022
This innovative boot blends brains with brawn and is an extreme cold-weather hunting boot that will perform in any terrain.
—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 17 Jan. 2023
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Ben Wyatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2023
Hurts emerged as the NFL’s breakout star this season, and the 24-year-old’s brawn is one of the main reasons.
—Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
The phrase is so often applied to HBO dramedies and Sally Rooney that it’s lost all its brawn.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2022
This innovative boot blends brains with brawn and is an extreme cold-weather hunting boot that will perform in any terrain.
—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 17 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brawn
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In addition to providing a momentary escape from flight delays and restless children, this type of micro-mobility for the workplace also helps build employees’ muscles for choosing the best places to do their work.Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Senate report released Sunday said the company forces workers to repeat the same movements hundreds, if not thousands, of times each shift, resulting in extremely high rates of injury to their muscles and joints.Chris Isidore, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Plyometrics is a type of exercise that involves quickly stretching and contracting muscles to create explosive movements with bodyweight resistance, increasing muscle power.Sherri Gordon, Health, 19 Dec. 2024
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The performance problems resolved via the Windows update are both related to a missing power plan specific to the Core Ultra processors—Intel didn't have those power plans ready for reviewers, who did all their testing using the generic power profiles provided with Windows.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
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The mains are: roast turkey served with seasonal sides plus stuffing, pigs in blankets, and cranberry sauce, or roast beef sirloin with a fluffy Yorkshire pudding while vegans will enjoy the sweet potato and mushroom tart.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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For example, the late Queen Elizabeth’s favorite butcher HM Sheridan near Balmoral Castle lost its royal warrant because its beef supply is not organic.Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Brawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brawn. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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