1
as in power
muscular strength
I'm going to need someone with real muscle to help me move all this furniture
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2
as in strength
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
at the time the military lacked the muscle to fight two wars at once
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as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
he was muscled out of command by his opponents at military headquarters
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Recent Examples of muscle
Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But can America build back its apparel manufacturing muscle?
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 27 Mar. 2025
Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2025
The successful vote marks a massive victory for Johnson, who unveiled the bill over the weekend, convinced nearly a dozen GOP holdouts to support the legislation, and ultimately muscled the CR through his razor-thin majority.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
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Noun
This restorative bath relaxes muscles, helps with nighttime leg discomfort and improves sleep quality.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But can America build back its apparel manufacturing muscle?
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
Health benefits for women include supporting hormonal health, cognitive function, bone density, and muscle strength.2
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—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2025
The successful vote marks a massive victory for Johnson, who unveiled the bill over the weekend, convinced nearly a dozen GOP holdouts to support the legislation, and ultimately muscled the CR through his razor-thin majority.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscle
Noun
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Natural gas has the opportunity to compete with coal, diesel, and other inefficient power sources across the globe, delivering cleaner and cheaper power.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Trump has already tested the bounds of the Constitution governing presidential power several times in the first months of his second term.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Agam’s absence left a gaping hole in her family, but her siblings carried her strength.—
Efrat Lachter,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Haidt then gave us the helpful analogy of the emotional elephant for System 1 and the rational rider for System 2, illustrating that the enormity and strength of the elephant suggest that when the elephant and rider are in conflict, the elephant always wins.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Her story forced the country to confront a flawed legal system and the cultural discomfort with women who challenged it.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The move, which has already begun, is again forcing the displacement of Palestinian civilians who returned to their homes in northern and southern Gaza strip after the ceasefire was announced in January.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Are Puerto Rican filmmakers pushing for this to change?—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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There are ways to push back against the horrors, but even the most ardent activist among us can’t be protesting 24/7.—
James Factora,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For one day only—Friday, March 28—fans flocked to the temporary establishment to hear Sheeran perform while drinking Guinness and noshing on classic bar fare, including roast beef sandwiches and french fries.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
31 Mar. 2025
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Those who crave meat can improve their diet health score and reduce their dinner’s carbon footprint by over 50% by simple substitutions–like replacing beef with chicken in tacos or beef burgers with turkey burgers.—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Similarly, the magnetic fields release their energy by producing these jets.—
David Garofalo,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
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Silver was the real business of Tombstone, and the focus of its energies and attention.—
Richard Grant,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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She was sentenced in federal court in Boston to four years in prison for charges of coercing people to engage in prostitution and money laundering conspiracy.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
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Experts say this is a potentially serious counterintelligence problem that could allow foreign intelligence services to gain insight into a target’s social network or even identify individuals who could be paid or coerced to act against them.—
Dhruv Mehrotra,
Wired News,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This 2019 retread attempts to squeeze that same emotional response out of viewers, simply by recreating every frame through photorealistic CGI.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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But skyrocketing home prices and stubbornly high mortgage rates in the past few years have squeezed many buyers to the sidelines of the market, raising concerns that this year will see a nationwide drop in sales even during the spring homebuying season.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscle. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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