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Recent Examples of hunky
Sweeney’s Dennis is wry and self-conscious and gay, and Dylan O’Brien’s Roman is hunky, angry, and very straight.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
This métier has been defined, in part, by Scott’s physical appearance, which straddles the line between hunky and nondescript—medium height, slightly hangdog eyes, thick chestnut hair that juts like a cockatiel’s crest.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
When Peter’s mother, played by Kathy Najimy, fixes him up on a blind date with her (extremely) hunky trainer before he’s had a chance to announce his faux relationship, things go sideways.
—Emily St. Martin, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
But some have stuck around, like this goofy, endearing Netflix movie starring Kurt Russell as a gruff but good-hearted (and hunky) Santa who spends one busy Christmas Eve helping out a family of troubled kids escape a series of mishaps.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
This métier has been defined, in part, by Scott’s physical appearance, which straddles the line between hunky and nondescript—medium height, slightly hangdog eyes, thick chestnut hair that juts like a cockatiel’s crest.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
When Peter’s mother, played by Kathy Najimy, fixes him up on a blind date with her (extremely) hunky trainer before he’s had a chance to announce his faux relationship, things go sideways.
—Emily St. Martin, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
But some have stuck around, like this goofy, endearing Netflix movie starring Kurt Russell as a gruff but good-hearted (and hunky) Santa who spends one busy Christmas Eve helping out a family of troubled kids escape a series of mishaps.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunky
Adjective
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Which ones were studly and prolific, and which ones were losing the reproductive race?—
Julie Rehmeyer,
Discover Magazine,
31 Mar. 2014
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The operation is both a service station and headquarters for a group of studly guys who are hired out to provide service of an intimate nature to high-rolling women and men.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
29 Apr. 2020
Adjective
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Red hair, especially in a bolder format like foxy red, implies a fearlessness of being perceived and a sense of staunch individuality.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
28 Sep. 2024
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With a lady photographer and a foxy actress named, incredibly, Poupee Bocar, K. & I sneak aboard the People’s Train for a day at Machu Picchu.—
Tom Burke,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Enter the mysterious potion of the title, which allows Elisabeth to birth a younger, more nubile version of herself (Margaret Qualley).—
Melena Ryzik,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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That injection literally divided her into two bodies: the older one, and a younger, nubile one named Sue (Margaret Qualley), who got the job hosting Elisabeth’s old aerobics show and has rocketed onto the celebrity A-list.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2025
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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunky. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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