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 beefier chip costs $380 to $450, though it can occasionally be found at $320.
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Sean Hollister, The Verge, 1 June 2026
This beefy laptop blurs the line between an elite mobile gaming rig and a local-AI workstation.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
The beefy mill pumped out around 750 hp brand new, according to CarScoops, which was in excess of 500 hp more than that year’s Mustang Cobra road car.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
The remoteness of their surroundings is no accident; one of these characters is fleeing an inconvenient past, which returns with a vengeance in the form of a beefy sadist (Benoît Magimel) and his two hostage-taking henchmen.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 May 2026
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Sean Hollister, The Verge, 1 June 2026
This beefy laptop blurs the line between an elite mobile gaming rig and a local-AI workstation.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
The beefy mill pumped out around 750 hp brand new, according to CarScoops, which was in excess of 500 hp more than that year’s Mustang Cobra road car.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
The remoteness of their surroundings is no accident; one of these characters is fleeing an inconvenient past, which returns with a vengeance in the form of a beefy sadist (Benoît Magimel) and his two hostage-taking henchmen.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beefy
Adjective
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Labour’s powerful National Executive Committee, which blocked a previous attempt by Burnham to run for parliament, cleared him to stand.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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It should not be embroidered on anything and should never be used as a costume or athletic uniform.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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State athletic commissions didn’t support us, arenas around the world refused to host our events.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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The burly bureaucrat in dark slacks and a navy sweater has a scruffy beard and the frazzled look of an anonymous factotum thrust into the limelight.—
Joshua Hunt,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
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Inside a black metal cage at the courtroom’s edge, three men waited silently to face the chief judge, a burly brigadier general in the Lebanese Army.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Known for a unique approach to improvisation and his warm, husky voice, Ulmer settled into a niche of his own in the late Seventies and early Eighties.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
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The 5-year-old husky mix is a regular at Spot's Place in Regina, Saskatchewan, usually attending Monday through Friday.—
Kendall Malinchock,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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The golden mussel is tiny but mighty, multiplying fast and nearly impossible to get rid of.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Initial crowds were eager to watch the twisty conspiracy thriller on the biggest and brightest screens, with premium large formats representing a mighty 48% of grosses.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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Some might make the case that 2005’s brawny alien apocalypse action thriller War of the Worlds fits the bill.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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In its first return to theaters since the female-forward phenomenon, the El Segundo toymaker is turning to the brawny He-Man for another box-office lift.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Pushing a spoke for years on end transforms Conan (played by a young Arnold Schwarzenegger) into a hulking physical specimen.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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In the grocery store, Bravo Squad fights off a swarm of Locusts, but a monstrous and hulking Drone pins Marcus’s neck against a pillar.—
George Yang,
Space.com,
10 June 2026
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Serving tray for entertaining $25 to $50 This straightforward serving tray is a reliable standard that’s sturdy and comes in seven colors.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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“Beefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beefy. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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