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
But the growth of McCarthy into a premier passer and playmaker has given Michigan explosiveness to go along with the brawn.
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J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
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.
—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
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J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for brawn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brawn
Noun
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Protein is important for muscle health and helps build bones, cartilage, skin, and blood.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
17 Mar. 2025
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Bromelain’s anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects are often used to treat sports injuries, bruises, contractures, strains and muscle pulls.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This dispatchable energy from batteries stabilizes the U.S. power supply.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Lastly, love it or hate it, but the return to office is in full swing, meaning WFH loungewear is taking a backseat to power suits, both on your feed and in real life.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Essence,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Choose from the fan-favorite Argentinean beef, chipotle chipotle chicken, or a vegetarian pinto bean empanada.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Unlike in India, beef is just another ingredient: unremarkable, uncontroversial, undeserving of a national debate.—
Ismat Ara,
TIME,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Brawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brawn. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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