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a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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The Mustangs have battered University inside with burly senior center James Claypool (17 points, 10 rebounds), and the Bulldogs have no answer.
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Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Wetzel, a burly Texan with a rowdy rep, sang about self-medicating and self-sabotaging, with a little self-mythologizing along the way.
—Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
The burly Glover was a natural who never went to acting school or took an acting class — yet taught acting throughout his career, by most accounts quite effectively.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2025
Then, when Nationals manager Davey Martinez summoned a lefty to face Kyle Schwarber, the burly slugger smashed a first-pitch fastball.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Wetzel, a burly Texan with a rowdy rep, sang about self-medicating and self-sabotaging, with a little self-mythologizing along the way.
—Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
The burly Glover was a natural who never went to acting school or took an acting class — yet taught acting throughout his career, by most accounts quite effectively.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2025
Then, when Nationals manager Davey Martinez summoned a lefty to face Kyle Schwarber, the burly slugger smashed a first-pitch fastball.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burly. Accessed 15 Apr. 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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