as in athletic
strongly and heavily built
a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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Recent Examples of burly
The mixture is often constructed around Vessel’s burly croon, which is frequently presented at the front of the mix, but is adept at harvesting accessible hooks out of a crashing breakdown when needed.
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025
The British series stars burly character actor Steven Graham, who gives an Emmy-worthy performance as a working-class father trying to do better than his parents ever did, but must now face the idea that his 13-year-old son may have killed a fellow student.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
Tyler Nickel has made numerous clutch 3-pointers, and the combination of that trio of perimeter weapons with a pair of burly, undersized bigs has made Vandy really dangerous.
—The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
That girl is on fire, though, ripping shots and skinny-dipping at the hotel after-party with Val and Aleksei, who is burly enough to perhaps be the masked owner of gun No. 1.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2025
The British series stars burly character actor Steven Graham, who gives an Emmy-worthy performance as a working-class father trying to do better than his parents ever did, but must now face the idea that his 13-year-old son may have killed a fellow student.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
Tyler Nickel has made numerous clutch 3-pointers, and the combination of that trio of perimeter weapons with a pair of burly, undersized bigs has made Vandy really dangerous.
—The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
That girl is on fire, though, ripping shots and skinny-dipping at the hotel after-party with Val and Aleksei, who is burly enough to perhaps be the masked owner of gun No. 1.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burly
Adjective
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This can help improve athletic performance, increase strength, and encourage muscle growth.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
17 Apr. 2025
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Several of the school’s 23 athletic programs — 10 men’s, 13 women’s — have been very successful.—
Steve Lyttle,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The death toll from a powerful explosion at Iran's biggest port of Bandar Abbas has risen to at least 40, with more than 1,200 people injured, state media reported on Sunday, as firefighters blast worked to fully extinguish the fire.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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And there’s perhaps no more powerful long-term investment than the one Defy is making in people who society often writes off.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In a viral TikTok video, a Siberian husky puppy is filmed meeting a kitten for the very first time in his life, and his heartening reaction to the feline has quickly turned him into a social-media sensation.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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In a viral TikTok video, a Siberian husky puppy is filmed meeting a kitten for the very first time in his life, and his heartening reaction to the feline has quickly turned him into a social-media sensation.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In retrospect, the 2015 title feels like a precursor to Breath of the Wild, with its sprawling open world design and technological wizardry that allowed an underpowered console to swing big with a game whose size was comparable to those running on beefier hardware.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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Lobel’s The red meat destination in section 134 is adding a beefy new option in 2025.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Across the Plains states, where waves of commodity grains roll like a mighty Goliath, the percentage of farmers selling food directly to consumers is below 4%.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
Christian Science Monitor,
22 Apr. 2025
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Since 2021, PreSonus has been part of the mighty Fender Group, an American company that’s imbued with the magic of the music industry and founded by Leo Fender back in 1946 from Fullerton, California.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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With teammate Mikal Bridges tagging smaller facilitators, Anunoby takes the brawnier ones.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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The 331-mile trail in Kiso Valley provides respite with its brawny cedar and cypress trees but also serves a functional purpose.—
Haley Harrison,
AFAR Media,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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New satellite imagery has revealed for the first time a hulking steel rig in the Yellow Sea between China and South Korea that has inflamed tensions between the two nations.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The hulking and sprawling steel mill dominates the small city of 50,000 situated between Dayton and Cincinnati.—
Kevin Williams,
Quartz,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Day 3 pick who could surprise: Jay Toia, DT, UCLA A prospect who easily could have been drafted in the fourth round, Toia is a stout, wide-bodied run defender who can stack and shed the point with ease.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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And, just as with the first twister, a small nub started dropping and circulating from the wall cloud, but was shaped more like a stout stovepipe.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burly. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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