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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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Recent Examples of muscle
Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 27 Mar. 2026
That’s the stage of sleep where the brain consolidates memory, repairs muscle and runs the nightly glymphatic cleaning cycle.
—John La Puma, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Giddey subbed back in and muscled his way through 5 minutes, 28 seconds of play.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends all adults do at least two days of muscle strengthening activities per week, such as weightlifting or bodyweight exercises like Pilates or yoga.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 27 Mar. 2026
That’s the stage of sleep where the brain consolidates memory, repairs muscle and runs the nightly glymphatic cleaning cycle.
—John La Puma, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
The five-foot-three, 160-pound Ramirez grabbed her from behind, kept her from getting in her car and tried to muscle her toward his muscle car, a white Camaro.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Giddey subbed back in and muscled his way through 5 minutes, 28 seconds of play.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscle
Noun
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In a social media post on Monday morning, Kuwait said a service building at a power generation and water desalination plant were damaged in an attack Sunday evening, killing one worker.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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In January, another Polymarket account won big by betting that Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela, would soon be out of power.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That Smith’s work remains little-known is all the more baffling considering the strength and depth of a retrospective now up at Keith de Lellis.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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His teammates often marvel at his strength both in the weight room and in team drills.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The other key will be avoiding turnovers, as South Carolina is forcing more than 18 per game.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Soft, adjustable lighting, outdoor rain showers with peepholes framing the scenery, incredibly comfy poolside daybeds, super-crisp sheets, open-plan bathrooms with capacious closets—everything works, but nothing feels forced or superfluous.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Knicks were able to close the gap behind 17 first-quarter points from Brunson but Charlotte took command late in the second quarter and pushed the lead to 10 at halftime with a series of 3s from Knueppel, Ball and Miller.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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That pushed him over the threshold of 250 made 3-pointers this season, making Knueppel the lone player in NBA history age 22 or younger to connect on that many.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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More steakhouse than Shake Shack, the burger gets its satisfying weight from a custom beef blend made with short rib, brisket, chuck and dry-aged rib cap.—
Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
27 Mar. 2026
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As of March 25, the FSIS nor Blackwing were aware of any illness or injury related to the consumption of the raw beef or pork products.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Saturn in your companionable 7th house is encouraging Pluto in your playful 5th house, so the energy of these cosmic powerhouses should be a little less hard to handle and a lot more fun!—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
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State officials are also discussing possible rebate checks for taxpayers to help blunt high energy costs.—
Matthew Daly,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In the mid-twentieth century, the US government experimented on poor Black men in Tuskegee, Alabama, to understand the life-cycle of syphilis; the men were coerced into remaining in their study for decades despite the fact that the disease’s cure, penicillin, had been discovered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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And the folks for whom Live Nation is able to really coerce a lot of their economic opportunities, the venues that are afraid to get sideways with Live Nation.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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House rebels view the attempt to squeeze the SAVE America Act into reconciliation, a restrictive budget process that requires all language to have a direct fiscal impact, as capitulation and want to see the entire bill, including its mandates on voter ID and proof of citizenship, signed into law.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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Priced at just £600, the 13-inch Neo squeezes many of the MacBook Air’s best features into a device that is far more affordable.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscle. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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