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a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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In the end, New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman, the brash and burly pro-Palestinian progressive, couldn’t overcome a deluge of outside spending by pro-Israel groups to unseat him.
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Scott Wong, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2024
Tall and burly but endearingly boyish in his thigh-baring shorts, Gatos is completely winning as a man who doesn’t impose his curiosity in the world around him, on the world around him, though his subtle interior illumination upon finding a potential kindred spirit is a joy to see.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024
That’s to say these things are thick, burly, and yes, heavy.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
While this burly Ford was no sports car, body roll was nicely planted for its stature on twisty Malibu canyon roads.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Scott Wong, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2024
Tall and burly but endearingly boyish in his thigh-baring shorts, Gatos is completely winning as a man who doesn’t impose his curiosity in the world around him, on the world around him, though his subtle interior illumination upon finding a potential kindred spirit is a joy to see.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024
That’s to say these things are thick, burly, and yes, heavy.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
While this burly Ford was no sports car, body roll was nicely planted for its stature on twisty Malibu canyon roads.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burly. Accessed 20 Jan. 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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