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as in athletic
marked by a well-developed musculature
Olympic runners tend to have very muscular legs
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as in strong
having muscles capable of exerting great physical force
a muscular superhero who can easily lift a ton or more
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as in aggressive
marked by or uttered with forcefulness
a presidential speech that promises to be a muscular enunciation of the nation's foreign policy
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as in rich
having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor)
a muscular red wine that goes especially well with beef
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Recent Examples of muscular
But then there’s a really muscular guy who seems to be trying too hard.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
These kinds of isometric movements build muscular endurance, or our muscles’ ability to keep firing over an extended period.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
At the end, after shaking out his ponytail, Haaland scored with his locks long and free, like the old muscular superhero He-Man.
—Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
The model here is Law and Order: Spiral balances the muscular doings of a special Paris crime unit with the officious prosecutors who put the bad guys away.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
These kinds of isometric movements build muscular endurance, or our muscles’ ability to keep firing over an extended period.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
At the end, after shaking out his ponytail, Haaland scored with his locks long and free, like the old muscular superhero He-Man.
—Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
The model here is Law and Order: Spiral balances the muscular doings of a special Paris crime unit with the officious prosecutors who put the bad guys away.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for muscular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscular
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The Athletic is not privy to the intricacy of the greeting, given the true confidentiality of how Seals, even ones at an athletic apparel brand, slither behind the scenes.—
C. Clark, M. Vorkunov and F. Katz,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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The artistic gymnast and California native have consistently supported each other's athletic careers.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.—
Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2023
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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Instead, her life was turned upside down last week after President Donald Trump’s administration began instituting mass layoffs as part of an aggressive effort to trim the federal workforce.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Beef, coffee and orange juice are among groceries with higher prices, but eggs are uniquely affected by the aggressive strain of avian flu, which has strained supply.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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This show is effectively an anthology drama, with each new edition following a different set of rich tourists and well-meaning service industry employees at high-end international resorts.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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In a slice of rich irony, OpenAI itself began to whine a couple of weeks ago when a Chinese rival, DeepSeek, garnered sudden attention.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
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
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Colvin, a sinewy former high-school wrestler whose rounded silver eyeglasses give him a scholarly mien, was plenty intrigued.—
Brendan I. Koerner,
WIRED,
13 Jan. 2025
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In the costume drama based on Guy de Maupassant’s 1885 novel of the same name, Pattinson portrayed an ambitious and amoral social striver, a former soldier who seeks to improve his fortunes by seducing the wives (played by Christina Ricci, Uma Thurman and Kristin Scott Thomas) of powerful men.—
Kevin Cassidy,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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His motivation could be to control something very powerful or just to slow down OpenAI in order to allow XAI to improve—seize the new market opportunity—or to break up OpenAI and render his competition obsolete.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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While Montessori is known for its vigorous teachings of math, science and other core subjects, the curriculum moves with the child and teachers can adapt to different learning styles.—
Gqlshare,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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For some, this process is a welcome departure from the vigorous scrubbing of years past.—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
12 Feb. 2025
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Engaging with patient safety expertise will be crucial in creating a robust regulatory environment that balances the drive for innovation with the necessity of safeguarding patient health.—
Rob El Kareh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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The diesel option provides a robust 277 horsepower through a Duramax 3.0L Turbo-Diesel engine.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Muscular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscular. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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