as in powerful
strongly and heavily built
a beefy man who worked in a warehouse all his life
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Recent Examples of beefy
The tender, beefy flat iron is my go-to at the counter-service restaurant that also makes one of the city’s best burgers.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Nov. 2024
Under the hood remained a mix of inline-sixes and V-8s, with the powertrain lineup growing in size and power after a 1986 mid-life refresh; the beefiest, a 5.5-liter eight-cylinder found in the 560 SEL, reached 296 hp.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
Prime Video on Tuesday morning announced a series order for a spinoff of Reacher, one of the streamer’s beefiest hits, centered on Maria Sten‘s Frances Neagley.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2024
And this time, beefier 4-pot Brembo brakes were added to the package.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Nov. 2024
Under the hood remained a mix of inline-sixes and V-8s, with the powertrain lineup growing in size and power after a 1986 mid-life refresh; the beefiest, a 5.5-liter eight-cylinder found in the 560 SEL, reached 296 hp.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
Prime Video on Tuesday morning announced a series order for a spinoff of Reacher, one of the streamer’s beefiest hits, centered on Maria Sten‘s Frances Neagley.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2024
And this time, beefier 4-pot Brembo brakes were added to the package.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beefy
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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
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The athletic and effervescent Fleury remains an inspiration to competitors like Swayman, 26.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Caesars had a historic yet controversial partnership with the Tigers’ athletic department at the time (which called for sports betting advertising across campus).—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 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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Warren’s deep, husky voice frees himself from the blame of an unhealthy relationship over a stomping piano beat.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
21 Jan. 2025
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The husky Black man from the Bronx toiled for every inch of respect, beset by toxicity and misinformation, as hairy white folk-rock and boogie-band alumni pushed similar buttons to become the de facto bards of the everyman.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 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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There’s a steak on offer, a brawny New York strip, cooked to a perfect medium rare but presented, for some reason, next to a pile of vinegary sautéed red bell peppers, and a saucier of funky, fishy crawfish béarnaise.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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There are machines with brawny German beer maids, flawless Chinese geishas, Manchu emperors on golden buffalo.—
Jonathan Rowe,
SPIN,
18 Dec. 2024
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Above all, efficiency — that is the operative word that will help transform the federal government from a hulking, bloated bureaucracy into a nimble machine, like swapping a 1995 Compaq desktop PC for a 2025 MacBook Pro.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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Zoom in: Georgia's data center boom is turning rural farmland into big boxes and even crowding urban areas like Atlanta, where QTS recently built a hulking compound adjacent to the Beltline and Howell Station, a single-family neighborhood.—
Thomas Wheatley,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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The insulation will keep you warm in below-zero temperatures, while the sturdy rubber soles will prevent you from slipping and sliding on icy terrain.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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Loftin Hall itself, the former student dining hall where the museum is housed, is noteworthy on its own, with beautiful Mexican tiles and sturdy wooden beams.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Beefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beefy. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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