as in athletic
strongly and heavily built
a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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Recent Examples of burly
Love, even romantic love (with the burly Icelandic man who is now renting the Miller farm), becomes possible as Sam recognizes that the way out is forward.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
But nothing in the city is ever truly private, attested to by the blurred, burly figure in a flat cap walking by and looking toward the photographer and, in consequence, at us.
—Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
And, in one of the picture’s smartest strokes of ingenuity, Ben gets caught using the ID of a dead guy by a burly bouncer (Darius ‘Nastyelgic’ Jackson) who happened to be a pallbearer at the funeral for its original owner.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
The burly, beloved Gibron then became coach of the Chicago Winds of the WFL.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Dec. 2024
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
But nothing in the city is ever truly private, attested to by the blurred, burly figure in a flat cap walking by and looking toward the photographer and, in consequence, at us.
—Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
And, in one of the picture’s smartest strokes of ingenuity, Ben gets caught using the ID of a dead guy by a burly bouncer (Darius ‘Nastyelgic’ Jackson) who happened to be a pallbearer at the funeral for its original owner.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
The burly, beloved Gibron then became coach of the Chicago Winds of the WFL.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for burly
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The investment firm upgraded shares of the athletic footwear and clothing retailer to overweight from neutral.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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But Hayes was unaware of her athletic capabilities.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Notre Dame went ahead with a powerful, 2-yard rush by Jeremiyah Love, who broke four tackles to reach the goal line.Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, those gains continue to be threatened as powerful, dry winds ignite and intensify flames.Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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Normani continues to show off her personal innovations on Brandy’s vocal playbook, while Khalid displays his growth as a duet partner, offering up a rich, husky complement to Mani’s airier timbre.Kyle Denis, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
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The country titan performed a series a barnburners that ran on his husky, soulful voice.Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Oct. 2024
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Benelli There are beefy CST tires on 16-inch cast-aluminum wheels.New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2025
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The PlayStation 5 will arguably be best remembered for beefy open-world games, serious narrative titles, and multiplayer shooters.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Apple AirPods 4 promise impressive sound quality and active noise-cancellation in their small but mighty package, and the latest MacBook Pro is equipped with a high-end display and an M4 chip for super speed and a long battery life.Clara McMahon, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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The red field highlights our present: Illinois' most iconic border, formed by the mighty Mississippi.Mark Harris, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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There are machines with brawny German beer maids, flawless Chinese geishas, Manchu emperors on golden buffalo.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Their warm and wet climates couldn’t produce the brawny horses needed for their cavalries.David Chaffetz, Fortune Asia, 15 Dec. 2024
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This is a hulking monstrosity of a PC case that can, for some reason, fit an E-ATX motherboard, an ITX motherboard, and the power supplies, fans, and GPUs for both systems in the same case at the same time.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Their film is a cry for children left to their own devices — literally in the case of Apolline’s hulking Alienware gaming laptop.J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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Facing the stout Penn State defense that had largely kept the passing game in check all game, Leonard threw a perfect pass to a wide-open Jaden Greathouse, who made two defenders fall en route to the end zone for the game-tying score.Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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There won’t be a lack of talent on the field, with both teams being led by their stout defenses.Cameron Teague Robinson and Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burly. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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