1
as in stud
a physically attractive man
her new boyfriend is quite the hunk
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2
as in chunk
a small uneven mass
what looked like a hunk of potato in her stew turned out to be a pebble
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Recent Examples of hunk
Electric motors are dense hunks of metal, thus are heavy; power cables thick enough to carry the heavy electron flow needed to generate hundreds of horsepower are also not light.
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
There’s a twice-baked pain au chocolat with malt biscuit frangipane, chocolate ganache, and hunks of TimTams on top, created to celebrate the iconic Australian cookie’s 60th anniversary.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
Greedily grab big hunks of it straight from its container to scarf down with half of a sleeve of Saltines and a couple of pickles!
—Mia Leimkuhler, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
If what your dinner needs is a big hunk of meat on the table, and for some people that's a non-negotiable for a holiday dinner, this is a really good option.
—Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
There’s a twice-baked pain au chocolat with malt biscuit frangipane, chocolate ganache, and hunks of TimTams on top, created to celebrate the iconic Australian cookie’s 60th anniversary.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
Greedily grab big hunks of it straight from its container to scarf down with half of a sleeve of Saltines and a couple of pickles!
—Mia Leimkuhler, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
If what your dinner needs is a big hunk of meat on the table, and for some people that's a non-negotiable for a holiday dinner, this is a really good option.
—Bon Appétit, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunk
Noun
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Lady Eliza styled the rest of her look with black sheer tights with a polka dot motif, black pointed-toe heels and a pair of shimmering Chanel stud earrings.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Unlike inside with tackle Johnny Newton, no potential stud exists coming off the edge.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Before the never-bored world of smartphones, that made up a big chunk of my time in N.Y.C. — Frank Vigorito Torres WINTER’S TALE, by Mark Helprin.—
Juliana Barbassa,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Japan — where auto exports make up the largest chunk of outbound shipments and the US is the largest market — has already raised the issue with the White House.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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None of the guys wanted to play the humiliated beefcake.—
Susan Morrison,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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More America’s Next Top Hunk competitions have already been slated for Sunday, November 17 in NYC for Zayn Malik, Jack Schlossberg, and Jeremy Allen White (Chicago is hosting their own for The Bear beefcake on Saturday as well).—
Michael Savio,
Vulture,
15 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Sifting a dry ingredient before measuring it not only helps break up and clumps, but helps the measurement to be more accurate and leads to a lighter, airier end product.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2025
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They are often found in drainage canals or thick grass clumps, according to the museum.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Duke did things to Illinois on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, in a 110-67 eyeful that wasn’t as close as the final score, to shush talk of a weak ACC potentially costing Cooper and the fighting Flaggs a No. 1 seed.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Decorated with an assemblage of train signage, colorful lights and faux storefronts, Hibiki BBQ offers an eyeful as guests grill Japanese, Australian and American Wagyu, pork jowl, scallops, beef tongue, vegetables, squid and more.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Its cover — a black-and-white photo depicting more than a dozen Black men, boys, and babies waving wads of cash and liquor bottles over the corpse of a white judge on the lawn of Obama’s White House — was a provocation tailor-made for the Black Lives Matter movement, which was then in full swing.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
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For now, Match Group is hoping to appease shareholders by throwing wads of cash at them.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Whisk together buttermilk and egg in a small bowl or glass measuring cup; add buttermilk mixture and melted butter to flour mixture and whisky gently just until combined (some lumps will remain).—
Amanda Holstein,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2025
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Green lumps of prickly shrubs, called Eureka dunegrass, sprout up from the sand.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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What does mold look like? When thinking about mold in the home, the image of fuzzy green globs clinging to old bread may come to mind.—
Bridget Reed Morawski,
Architectural Digest,
14 Jan. 2025
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Yet the passage of time has roughed over the fine details of their artistry, rendering these once-crisp lines into fuzzy globs.—
ByRodrigo Pérez Ortega,
science.org,
13 Jan. 2025
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