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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
Running, meanwhile, damages big, brawny leg muscles, and saps those muscles of the power required to push the pedals of a bicycle.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
That would have traditionally been the domain of an action project from a Lionsgate, AGC or other brawnier studio.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
The land had been settled in ancient times by the Chatti people, described by the Roman historian Tacitus as being brawnier than other Germanic tribes.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The Art and Architecture Building, his most famous project, is a concrete confrontation: brawny, rough-hided, complex with floating layers anchored to the earth by massive vertical piers.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2024
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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
That would have traditionally been the domain of an action project from a Lionsgate, AGC or other brawnier studio.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
The land had been settled in ancient times by the Chatti people, described by the Roman historian Tacitus as being brawnier than other Germanic tribes.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The Art and Architecture Building, his most famous project, is a concrete confrontation: brawny, rough-hided, complex with floating layers anchored to the earth by massive vertical piers.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2024
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At the same time, the Federalists’ muscular response to the Fries Rebellion had alienated crucial voters in Pennsylvania, almost certainly costing the party crucial votes in the electoral college.Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The songs are muscular and syncretic as ever, but the normally peevish rapper doesn’t maintain his trolling energy for the full record, settling into a questioning and pensive pace.Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 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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Beyond its retail arm, Amazon has also become a powerful enabler for individuals and businesses through its storefront model.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Republicans are seeking to exploit a powerful backlash against transgender rights that analysts say helped drive GOP gains in the recent election.Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 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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These include a standing grip case, silicone case, rugged case, kindsuit case and magnet case.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 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 22 Dec. 2024.
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