as in athletic
strongly and heavily built
the shot put, hammer throw, and other field events for which mesomorphic athletes are well-suited
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Recent Examples of mesomorphic
This body type is also known as a mesomorphic body shape.
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Cari Shane, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2022
Cari Shane, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mesomorphic
Adjective
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But her athletic triumph was tragically dampened by years of abuse at the hands of her husband and coach Jim Martin, who in 2010 attempted to murder her, stabbing her many times, slicing the flesh off the bone from her leg, and shooting her.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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On social media, Marquette announced that all athletic events for the weekend would be canceled, and a special mass for the school community was held on Saturday afternoon.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At each camp, the team leaves behind a small but powerful item, a red card that explains what to do during encounters with immigration officials.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Carpenter is plainly a student of Parton’s, evoking her pinup styling (voluminous hair, big red lips), her persona (sharp with a knowing wink), and her voice, which is rich and husky and accompanied by a country lilt.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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Mija the Yorkshire terrier lived in Florida with her owner, 33, who chose not to give his name, and his much-larger dogs, including a husky and Swiss shepherd.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, a burly butcher called Mihály (Grégory Gadebois) shows up at their door, claiming to be Andor’s father.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
28 Aug. 2025
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However, Pac wanted the original that Suge rocked around his burly neck.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Pale, skinny women in punkish black mingled comfortably with beefy men in rugged work clothes.—
Tamar Jacoby,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Each of the new classrooms maintains the roof heights of the earlier structures, and the configuration of the windows is identical, although the new units are a bit beefier to include energy-efficient double glazing with thermal breaks that the originals lacked.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The same can be said of Mescal, who’s already parlayed playing men of muscular physique and melancholy dispositions into above-the-title movie stardom.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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The prose is ecstatic and freaky and muscular.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Today, the open source OS kernel known as Linux absolutely dominates the brawny server market—particularly for cloud computing and especially for supercomputers and AI infrastructure.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2025
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The Dodge Durango might be counted among the veterans of the SUV class, but don’t mistake it for your regular brawny tow car.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Mesomorphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mesomorphic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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