as in muscle
muscular strength
an actor who is more famous for his brawn than for his talent
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Recent Examples of brawn
Physically, the 38-year-old is in great shape — his lean, tattooed torso of super-featherweight brawn hitting the scales on the 130-pound mark at the weigh-in the day before.
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Ben Wyatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2023
Hurts emerged as the NFL’s breakout star this season, and the 24-year-old’s brawn is one of the main reasons.
—Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
The phrase is so often applied to HBO dramedies and Sally Rooney that it’s lost all its brawn.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2022
This innovative boot blends brains with brawn and is an extreme cold-weather hunting boot that will perform in any terrain.
—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 17 Jan. 2023
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Ben Wyatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2023
Hurts emerged as the NFL’s breakout star this season, and the 24-year-old’s brawn is one of the main reasons.
—Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
The phrase is so often applied to HBO dramedies and Sally Rooney that it’s lost all its brawn.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2022
This innovative boot blends brains with brawn and is an extreme cold-weather hunting boot that will perform in any terrain.
—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 17 Jan. 2023
See all Example Sentences for brawn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brawn
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This practice activates the diaphragm, which is a muscle that sits between the lungs and the abdomen.Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025
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This is caused by a muscle that runs from the pelvis to the outside of your lower leg being tight and rubbing on the bone on the outside of your hip.Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Leaders of the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys extremist groups were convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as plots to use violence to stop the peaceful transfer of power from Trump, a Republican, to Joe Biden, a Democrat.Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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The day’s return to the traditional peaceful transfer of presidential power comes as Trump prepares to take office in two weeks with the political wind at his back.Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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In response, Fleury found Crosby's equipment bag at the rink and decided to play a prank by rubbing Vaseline on his visor, threading his skates on backward, and stuffing beef sticks into his jock strap.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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In 1930, Warren Monfort founded Monfort Colorado Inc., pioneering the feedlot concept in the beef industry.Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Brawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brawn. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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