as in athletic
strongly and heavily built
a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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Recent Examples of burly
Tyler Nickel has made numerous clutch 3-pointers, and the combination of that trio of perimeter weapons with a pair of burly, undersized bigs has made Vandy really dangerous.
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The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
That girl is on fire, though, ripping shots and skinny-dipping at the hotel after-party with Val and Aleksei, who is burly enough to perhaps be the masked owner of gun No. 1.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Twenty-five years after a stinky, burly green ogre first debuted on the big screen, he will be joined by his teenage daughter, voiced by none other than Zendaya.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Over the years studies have shown the vehicles that rack up the most miles before heading to the auto graveyard tend to be big and burly full-size pickup trucks and SUVs.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
That girl is on fire, though, ripping shots and skinny-dipping at the hotel after-party with Val and Aleksei, who is burly enough to perhaps be the masked owner of gun No. 1.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Twenty-five years after a stinky, burly green ogre first debuted on the big screen, he will be joined by his teenage daughter, voiced by none other than Zendaya.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Over the years studies have shown the vehicles that rack up the most miles before heading to the auto graveyard tend to be big and burly full-size pickup trucks and SUVs.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burly
Adjective
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Cold water immersion has been extensively researched for athletic recovery (typically referred to as cold therapy), but has only more recently come into greater visibility as a solution for general stress and wellbeing.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Huskies athletic department reported $10.7 million in media rights and NCAA/conference distributions; South Carolina reported $53.8 million in those categories.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Trump administration has taken steps and made claims that clash with legal opinions issued by a traditionally powerful agency that is part of the Justice Department, the Office of Legal Counsel.—
Charlie Savage,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Tar Heels product is the type of runner Jim Harbaugh loves for his offense: north-to-south, powerful, ability to fight through tackles and pick up positive yardage.—
Fox News Staff,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Voicing the bag is an older woman with a husky Tuscan timbre, which carries the whole way through its lifecycle onscreen.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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My husky boy feet cemented into the concrete veranda.—
Diane Seuss,
Harper's Magazine,
2 July 2024
Adjective
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First, beefy agents from the F.S.B., the federal security service, ransacked his apartment before dawn.—
Neil MacFarquhar,
New York Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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This beefy boy is based on the rugged D-Max AT35 that features a 1,898cc inline-four diesel engine dishing out 162 hp and 266lb.ft (360 Nm), mated to a manual or automatic transmission for a top speed of 112 mph (180 km/h) and a 3.5 ton towing capacity.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The small but mighty device connects to your TV, includes popular apps like Netflix and Hulu, and even offers over 400 live TV channels.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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With its 4-inch (102mm) Maksutov-Cassegrain design, this small but mighty scope delivers sharp, detailed views of the Moon, planets, and, in the right conditions, bright deep-sky objects.—
Tantse Walter,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Whether that brawny youth can bring that sort of unbridled thinking under real-race weights, in real tack, against real, experienced racehorses that have won multiple stakes remains to be seen.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Plus, the latest electrics have the brawny, boxlike styling that consumers seek.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Enemies are bloated, fat, and covered in armor, or are made of sinew and bone, standing two heads taller than the already hulking Slayer, while some perch on the back of what can only be described as flesh-dogs mounted by generic looking demons adorned in cruel looking plate.—
Kazuma Hashimoto,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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The bigmouth buffalo, a hulking filter-feeder found in lakes and rivers across the U.S. and Canada, has produced individuals that live for more than 120 years — with one supercentenarian verified at 127.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Saddleback Caterpillar has a stout, brown body about an inch long with a bright green rectangle and an oval saddle marking on its back.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
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Despite McDermott’s stance on the proposal, the Bills — who boast a similarly stout quarterback in Josh Allen — have run a version of play, too.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burly. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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