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a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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Two coppers in an unmarked car, cheery, burly, aftershave competing, picked me up from my home and drove me to a police station a hundred and fifty-odd miles away.
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Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
This burly mat is 4 inches thick and weighs 4 pounds, offering plenty of cushioning
and support.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Replacing the burly southpaw, whose 30th birthday is Wednesday, won’t be easy.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
To complement those two, the Thunder are using the burly Jaylin Williams to come in and push him around physically.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
This burly mat is 4 inches thick and weighs 4 pounds, offering plenty of cushioning
and support.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Replacing the burly southpaw, whose 30th birthday is Wednesday, won’t be easy.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
To complement those two, the Thunder are using the burly Jaylin Williams to come in and push him around physically.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burly. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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burly
adjective
bur·ly
ˈbər-lē 
burlier; burliest
: strongly and heavily built
a burly man
burliness
noun
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