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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
Their black sheep is Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen), a hulking figure with a chainsaw who wears the skin of his victims.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Okaloosa County officials approved a tentative deal to buy and sink the hulking ship to create the world's largest artificial reef.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Breville the Handy Mix Scraper $150 $130 Amazon A stand mixer is ideal for the best results in home baking projects, but not everyone has the counter space for this hulking kitchen appliance.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 9 Oct. 2024
Advertisement City officials have struggled for years with a shortage of vehicles that can tow the hulking campers that now line communities from Van Nuys to South Los Angeles.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Okaloosa County officials approved a tentative deal to buy and sink the hulking ship to create the world's largest artificial reef.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Breville the Handy Mix Scraper $150 $130 Amazon A stand mixer is ideal for the best results in home baking projects, but not everyone has the counter space for this hulking kitchen appliance.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 9 Oct. 2024
Advertisement City officials have struggled for years with a shortage of vehicles that can tow the hulking campers that now line communities from Van Nuys to South Los Angeles.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Hezbollah is a 40-year-old organization with a large social base, a political party represented in Lebanon’s parliament and cabinet, and Iranian state backing.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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Incident types are numbered 1-5 — a type 1 incident is a large, complex wildfire affecting people and critical infrastructure, a type 5 incident is a small wildfire with few personnel involved.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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They’re projected to start the Miyatake and Muller twins with athletic forward Ellie Frazier. 9.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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That’s no slight on baseball’s popularity with girls or women, but just the reality of today’s athletic landscape.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The property occupies a sizable 6,426-square-foot lot.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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My specific MacBook Pro configuration—with an M4 Pro, 48GB of memory, a 2TB SSD, and the nano-texture screen—costs a sizable $3,649.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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This time, being a big, burly lad is a detriment, especially given that Bananas barely comes up to his shoulders.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Andrés, a burly, charismatic Spanish American chef who owns dozens of upscale restaurants, founded World Central Kitchen in 2010 to supply aid in natural-disaster zones.Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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The lot of the property covers a substantial area of 7,035 square feet.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Still, conventional computing logic suggests that the desktop implementation would draw more speed out of it with more powerful cooling and more space for more substantial cooling hardware.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Choose a purifier powerful enough to cycle the air in your space multiple times per hour for best results.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Despite having written a diverse range of books over the years, from a mediaeval crime story to a powerful tale about Alzheimer's, Harvey hasn't received much recognition.Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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The album is handsome and searching and muscular, and after our talk Gilmour plays most of it onstage at the Bowl while throwing a few familiar bones to the capacity crowd.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The one-minute clip, part of the brand’s 28-year-old Generations campaign, featured a handsome young man—early 30s, curly brown hair—at a rooftop party in a city that looked a lot like New York.Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
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After a long time, two husky young crewmen leaned down from the heaving deck of 44303, caught me by the arms, and strained to drag me aboard.Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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Maitlis confirm her and Wilson were inseparable for a lot of the time in the lead-up to filming so the actress could best embody the news presenter — rollers in hair, husky voice, and all.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Hulking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hulking. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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