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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
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Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the concept centers on the character of Prince Adam of Eternia who, thanks to his Power Sword, turns into the muscular He-Man and is imbued with superhuman strength and abilities.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
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As pain and swelling subside, rehabilitation exercises should be introduced gradually to restore range of motion, strength, muscular balance, and overall joint function.Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
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Those include the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. Power Four conference schools traditionally have larger revenue budgets and television viewership than other college athletic programs.Bret Baier, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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The retired tight end comes from an athletic family.Erica Marrison, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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On the home front, Pam Bondi will be a powerful disruptive force as our next attorney general.Michael Glassner and John Pence, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Incorporate It Into Your Cleaning Routine Beyond the kitchen, club soda is a powerful tool when tidying up.Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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But the truth is that Neeson, with his towering presence and sinewy resolve, is always better than the movies themselves.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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Nicknamed the Blood Wyrm for his color, sinewy build, and taste for violence, Caraxes is significantly younger and smaller than his counterpart.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 8 July 2024
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While this burly Ford was no sports car, body roll was nicely planted for its stature on twisty Malibu canyon roads.Peter Nelson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Love, even romantic love (with the burly Icelandic man who is now renting the Miller farm), becomes possible as Sam recognizes that the way out is forward.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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There’s even a humbling sequence set in the real Carrara, where, against the quarry’s raw splendor, the mighty modern excavators look as piddling as Hot Wheels on the basement stairs.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Despite mixed reviews, that reboot delivered a stunning $191 million debut over the summer and eventually generated a mighty $1.66 billion at the global box office.Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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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 PlayStation 5 will arguably be best remembered for beefy open-world games, serious narrative titles, and multiplayer shooters.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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If delivered, that also represents a pretty beefy generational upgrade.Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Muscle-bound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscle-bound. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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