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Recent Examples of muscle-bound
But their skeletons seemed peculiar—stocky and muscle-bound, with mashups of features seen in various groups of modern-day mammals.
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Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 1 June 2022
Steve Brusatte, Scientific American, 1 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscle-bound
Adjective
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Lenovo's muscular portable is built tough as nails and boasts some impressive components.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PCMAG,
25 Feb. 2025
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In that period, Palmer’s production has declined (three goals, zero assists), and primary striker Nicolas Jackson sustained a muscular injury that will keep him out of action until April.—
Elias Burke,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That sentiment aligns with the WTA’s rebrand, which positions the tennis court not just as an athletic arena, but as a stage for high-stakes performance.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2025
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Being an athletic tight end is very helpful in your upside case and overall translatability to the NFL.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Meditation, manifestation, and visualization will be powerful tools for you.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Research shows self-awareness can be a powerful tool for creating a productive and engaged workforce.—
Cathleen Swody,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The sprawling narrative spans three decades of post-war America, features a 15-minute intermission and excoriates the sinewy connections between creativity, exploitation and alienation.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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No doubt Aston Martin hoped the shade, which adds a bit of metallic flake to the bright hue, would pop in photos—but to my eye, the brilliance actually results in many of the more sleek and sinewy details getting blown out.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The burly forward scored 12 of his 21 points in the third, hitting two 3-pointers and throwing down two monster dunks, one of which drew a technical foul for excessive celebration.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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Million is a burly former lumberjack from Weaverville.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The project, architectural historian Lucia Allais writes, parallels the pharaonic construction of the Aswan High Dam itself, where some 25,000 workers—including 800 Soviet engineers—labored for a decade to dam the mighty river.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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Voice cast is led by Brian Cox as Helm Hammerhand, the mighty King of Rohan; Gaia Wise as his daughter Héra; and Luke Pasqualino as Wulf.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In The Seventh Seal, von Sydow’s Antonius Block—a knight returning from the Crusades to find his country decimated by plague—is a strapping specimen of manhood coming face-to-face, literally, with his mortality.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
9 Mar. 2020
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The Marines have recently experimented with strapping vehicles to the deck of amphibious transports and utilizing their firepower to strike targets on land or even defend the ship.—
Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
10 Oct. 2019
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The bike itself has 200 millimeters of rear suspension as well as a generous front suspension, and beefy tires with lots of ground contact.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2025
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It was followed up by the bigger and beefier Octo Max, which adds some more tools to the mix.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Muscle-bound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscle-bound. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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