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Recent Examples of hunky
The original 1993 video game starring the hunky Slayer set a benchmark for 3D shooters, and the modern Doom games continue to push graphics and performance on consoles and PCs.
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
That introduction suggests the main business of such places is fending off an endless line of hottie clients throwing themselves at the hunky inksmiths in residence.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
His spirit guide stays low and scrambles to safety, but Zion is young and brash and conspicuously hunky.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
There’s also lighter fare, like Amy Daws’ Wait With Me, about a romance novelist with writer’s block who starts writing in a tire store waiting room for the free coffee and falls for a hunky mechanic.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
That introduction suggests the main business of such places is fending off an endless line of hottie clients throwing themselves at the hunky inksmiths in residence.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
His spirit guide stays low and scrambles to safety, but Zion is young and brash and conspicuously hunky.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
There’s also lighter fare, like Amy Daws’ Wait With Me, about a romance novelist with writer’s block who starts writing in a tire store waiting room for the free coffee and falls for a hunky mechanic.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunky
Adjective
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Which ones were studly and prolific, and which ones were losing the reproductive race?—
Julie Rehmeyer,
Discover Magazine,
31 Mar. 2014
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The operation is both a service station and headquarters for a group of studly guys who are hired out to provide service of an intimate nature to high-rolling women and men.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
29 Apr. 2020
Adjective
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Red hair, especially in a bolder format like foxy red, implies a fearlessness of being perceived and a sense of staunch individuality.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
28 Sep. 2024
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With a lady photographer and a foxy actress named, incredibly, Poupee Bocar, K. & I sneak aboard the People’s Train for a day at Machu Picchu.—
Tom Burke,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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That includes the horror genre, which has typically been focused on terrorizing nubile youth.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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Michelle Randolph plays Ainsley Norris, Tommy’s 17-year-old nubile high school senior.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunky. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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