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as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
a heavy, hulking stone blocked the way
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as in athletic
strongly and heavily built
several hulking shot putters waited outside the throwing circle for their turn in the competition
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Recent Examples of hulking
Above all, efficiency — that is the operative word that will help transform the federal government from a hulking, bloated bureaucracy into a nimble machine, like swapping a 1995 Compaq desktop PC for a 2025 MacBook Pro.
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: Georgia's data center boom is turning rural farmland into big boxes and even crowding urban areas like Atlanta, where QTS recently built a hulking compound adjacent to the Beltline and Howell Station, a single-family neighborhood.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
Hudson played a hulking Lowrey organ, the FL (or Festival) model; it was purchased by the Band in 1961, to help sweeten the deal after Hudson refused their first several offers to join.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
The last 11 of Sabathia’s seasons came with the Yankees, with whom the hulking left-hander won the 2009 World Series, twice led the majors in wins — including with a career-high 21 in 2010 — and became a respected clubhouse leader.
—Peter Sblendorio, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: Georgia's data center boom is turning rural farmland into big boxes and even crowding urban areas like Atlanta, where QTS recently built a hulking compound adjacent to the Beltline and Howell Station, a single-family neighborhood.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
Hudson played a hulking Lowrey organ, the FL (or Festival) model; it was purchased by the Band in 1961, to help sweeten the deal after Hudson refused their first several offers to join.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
The last 11 of Sabathia’s seasons came with the Yankees, with whom the hulking left-hander won the 2009 World Series, twice led the majors in wins — including with a career-high 21 in 2010 — and became a respected clubhouse leader.
—Peter Sblendorio, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hulking
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The release of over 600 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel — the largest one-day prisoner release in the ceasefire’s first phase — did not occur just after the hostage releases as expected, apparently for Israeli security consultations on Saturday evening.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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Under the new regime, the staff became more afraid to talk to one another in large groups and stopped connecting their personal devices to the government Wi-Fi for fear of being surveilled.—
Karen Hao,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2025
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The artistic gymnast and California native have consistently supported each other's athletic careers.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Athletic is not privy to the intricacy of the greeting, given the true confidentiality of how Seals, even ones at an athletic apparel brand, slither behind the scenes.—
C. Clark, M. Vorkunov and F. Katz,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Certainly, there could be negative implications to that search, yet this sizable increase might also suggest a shift to organizations that remain unwavering in their commitments to inclusion, especially for younger generations.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Many of the community’s prominent figures have built sizable platforms.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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The burly forward scored 12 of his 21 points in the third, hitting two 3-pointers and throwing down two monster dunks, one of which drew a technical foul for excessive celebration.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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Million is a burly former lumberjack from Weaverville.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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That includes significant Chinese investments in the United States; substantial purchases of U.S. crops, airplanes and other goods; and potentially some arrangement to address Chinese manufacturing overcapacity.—
Ana Swanson,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Approximately 30 percent of construction materials used in the U.S. are imported, per Dietz, placing a substantial financial burden on builders.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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The film’s effect on the perception of Brazil’s powerful military has been something of a virtuous circle: the political mood powers the popularity of the movie, and the movie in turn powers the political mood.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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Charlotte Moore’s decision to quit the BBC has opened up the most powerful creative job in British television — and within minutes speculation was rampant about who could succeed the outgoing content chief.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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The handsome toddler wore a black baseball cap, blue and burgundy vintage Philadelphia Phillies jersey, white linen pants, and vans.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
25 Feb. 2025
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Nicole and her husband, renowned plastic surgeon Ted Richardson (Maurice Johnson), are surrogate parents to Ted’s nephew, Andre Richardson (Sean Freeman), a handsome and flirty photographer whose parents died in a plane crash.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Voicing the bag is an older woman with a husky Tuscan timbre, which carries the whole way through its lifecycle onscreen.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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My husky boy feet cemented into the concrete veranda.—
Diane Seuss,
Harper's Magazine,
2 July 2024
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“Hulking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hulking. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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