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as in stud
a physically attractive man
her new boyfriend is quite the hunk
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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
If the first player says Phil Collins, the second says Mike Rutherford, and the third is stumped, another team can buzz in and earn all the extra points with noted hunk Tony Banks.
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Its 'typical' hamper is brimming with rustic goodies including a jar of rich, spicy tomato sauce, fennel sausages, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar and a generous hunk of 12-month-aged pecorino.
—Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 2 Dec. 2024
From Hot Frosty to The Merry Gentlemen, these small-town hunks are ready to show off their goods (in a very PG-13 way).
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
Each layer comes wrapped for shipping in a solid hunk of latex that feels like a cannonball.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Its 'typical' hamper is brimming with rustic goodies including a jar of rich, spicy tomato sauce, fennel sausages, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar and a generous hunk of 12-month-aged pecorino.
—Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 2 Dec. 2024
From Hot Frosty to The Merry Gentlemen, these small-town hunks are ready to show off their goods (in a very PG-13 way).
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
Each layer comes wrapped for shipping in a solid hunk of latex that feels like a cannonball.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunk
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The Latina stud earrings ($60) are subtle yet perfect everyday statement pieces.Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Price upon publish date of this article: $1,020 David Yurman Petite Modern Renaissance Pearl Stud Earrings $495 Buy Now at david yurman Timeless pearl stud earrings get a golden touch of modernity with this David Yurman holiday gift idea.Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
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Without heading into spoiler territory, there are parts of the second book that chunks of the fanbase took against.Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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The ancient cheese was incredibly well-preserved, but a new assessment of the chunks reveals some long-obsecured knowledge about human culture and a potential path for how dairy may have spread across Asia.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
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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
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To mark the film’s 12th anniversary, have a look at Magic Mike’s cast of beefcakes then and now.John Russell, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
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Observing at longer wavelengths using ALMA, the researchers could penetrate dust clouds and reveal a clump of dust at the outer edge of the two planets’ orbits.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Our models suggested that sometimes when the black holes pull in gas, dense clumps of gas collect around the outside of the hole.Jonathan Zrake, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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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
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Halle Berry’s boyfriend, Van Hunt, gave his social media followers a mother lode of an eyeful on Mother’s Day.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
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Lin also is hoping to be more targeted in how Netflix spends its money, throwing fewer wads of upfront cash at big names while perhaps, perhaps, shifting away from its standard approach, and giving at least some talent a chance to share in the back-end profits of successful projects.David Bloom, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Rison played with a fire first lit on the hardscrabble streets of Flint, Mich., where, as a high school star, a local mobster — Rison calls him Mafia Sal — would slip him wads of cash from time to time, urging him to pick a particular college and sign with a particular agent.Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
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Christmas in America has long been about receiving presents from Santa for being nice, or at worst, getting a lump of coal for being naughty.Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Make cream cheese mixture: Beat together cream cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire, hot sauce, and garlic powder in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until well combined and no lumps remain, 1 to 2 minutes.Giovanna Vazquez, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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Great bright globs of gore, falling splat-splat on the linoleum.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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The catenary lights provide a festive evening glob reminiscent of vineyard properties.Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Hunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunk. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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