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Recent Examples of muscle-bound
But their skeletons seemed peculiar—stocky and muscle-bound, with mashups of features seen in various groups of modern-day mammals.
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Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 1 June 2022
Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 1 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscle-bound
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At the end, after shaking out his ponytail, Haaland scored with his locks long and free, like the old muscular superhero He-Man.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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The model here is Law and Order: Spiral balances the muscular doings of a special Paris crime unit with the officious prosecutors who put the bad guys away.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
31 Jan. 2025
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Historically, the Division I athletic programs in Virginia have been heavily dependent on tuition auxiliary fees.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Park District envisions an initial phase with five baseball fields, six multipurpose athletic fields, a domed soccer field, stadium with running track, accessible playground and a pond.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Their measurement eliminated possible errors that could arise for other instruments, proving a powerful new way to perform the chemical analysis of exoplanets.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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The most powerful quake was 4.6 magnitude, according to authorities.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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No doubt Aston Martin hoped the shade, which adds a bit of metallic flake to the bright hue, would pop in photos—but to my eye, the brilliance actually results in many of the more sleek and sinewy details getting blown out.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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Colvin, a sinewy former high-school wrestler whose rounded silver eyeglasses give him a scholarly mien, was plenty intrigued.—
Brendan I. Koerner,
WIRED,
13 Jan. 2025
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As the scene’s cast clambers onto sun loungers by the Four Seasons Koh Samui infinity pool, three burly Thai guys in wide-brimmed straw hats and sodden neck towels wade into the water clutching towering reflectors.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Coast Guard’s most immediate need was for heavy icebreakers, burlier ships that can handle missions in the Arctic as well as supply runs to the U.S. research station at McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.—
McKenzie Funk,
ProPublica,
23 Jan. 2025
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This meaningful collectible item is small but mighty with a 337-piece build and great details, including a posable Hedwig owl figure, a buildable trunk containing a family portrait of Harry and his parents, A History of Magic book, and a wand.—
Kelsey Fredricks,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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An orchestra joined Scherzinger onstage Monday, as her voice built from a tender whisper to a mighty roar.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2025
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In The Seventh Seal, von Sydow’s Antonius Block—a knight returning from the Crusades to find his country decimated by plague—is a strapping specimen of manhood coming face-to-face, literally, with his mortality.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
9 Mar. 2020
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The Marines have recently experimented with strapping vehicles to the deck of amphibious transports and utilizing their firepower to strike targets on land or even defend the ship.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Oct. 2019
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Benelli There are beefy CST tires on 16-inch cast-aluminum wheels.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Jan. 2025
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The PlayStation 5 will arguably be best remembered for beefy open-world games, serious narrative titles, and multiplayer shooters.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Muscle-bound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscle-bound. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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