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as in power
muscular strength
I'm going to need someone with real muscle to help me move all this furniture
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as in strength
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
at the time the military lacked the muscle to fight two wars at once
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as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
he was muscled out of command by his opponents at military headquarters
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Linda Carroll, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
This handheld device uses microcurrents to give your facial muscles a workout.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Johnson couldn't even muscle through his Plan A — a six-month spending stopgap to avoid a government shutdown that would be paired with legislation to require proof of citizenship to register to vote — this week before Trump blindsided him.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The idea is that just as exercise strengthens muscles, the electrical signals generated by the TMS might enhance the ability of neurons to make connections with one another.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
This handheld device uses microcurrents to give your facial muscles a workout.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
On the charts, Costco stock has muscled higher in the last 12 months, with its 80- moving average keeping pullbacks in check along the way.
—Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Johnson couldn't even muscle through his Plan A — a six-month spending stopgap to avoid a government shutdown that would be paired with legislation to require proof of citizenship to register to vote — this week before Trump blindsided him.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
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Education and community engagement appear to be two areas of unique strength for Shelley, who even in a brief interview spoke passionately and persuasively about the power of music.Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Beyond this, getting going is as simple as removing the treadmill from the packaging, unfolding it, plugging it in, turning on the power switch next to the power cord, and inserting the safety plug.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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But veteran analysts note that the US economy’s long-term strength has empirically transcended any single election or administration.Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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By removing those obstacles, scholars say, Trump 2.0 would test the strength and fragility of American democracy, threatening to dismantle the separation of powers that has defined U.S. governance since the nation’s founding.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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After leading a relatively peaceful life as a farmer in northern Africa with his wife, Lucius is forced into slavery and ends up becoming a gladiator like his father.Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article In January, a security camera captured unnerving footage: what appeared to be a bear had forced its way into a Rolls Royce parked outside a home in the Southern California resort community of Lake Arrowhead, gouged the seats and thrashed the interior.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The key question: What does death awareness do to people? After writing about death, people tend to quickly move on, pushing thoughts of it from consciousness with distractions, rationalizations, and other tactics.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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The open-wheelers are collectively pushing back on a linguistic crackdown by the sport’s governing body.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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There is no indication that the commercial milk or beef supplies have been affected, the Food and Drug Administration has said.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Memorable dishes include the risotto Camargue with beef chorizo, aromatic herbs and extra-virgin olive oil, and tarte au reblochon with red onion compote and truffle honey.James Rampton, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps that’s why Sedona attracts such a strong enclave of New Age spiritual devotees searching for metaphysical energy in the vortexes allegedly sprinkled throughout its buttes and spires.Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The sea continues to be the source of several profitable opportunities, including tourism and energy.Devika Rao, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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The suit, which didn’t say how much White paid the Mexican plaintiffs, alleges that he was coerced into making the settlements.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Musk has defended the giveaways, saying in a town hall that it was not meant to coerce people to register to vote.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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For the third time this season, Jojo calmly squeezed the trigger and neatly folded the first tom.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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These new prices would squeeze consumer budgets, especially for low-income households that spend triple as much of their monthly budgets on apparel as high-income households spend, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Annie Nova,Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscle. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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