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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
Bruce Martin, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Common symptoms of listeriosis include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Joseph Person, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
In 2023, for example, Mayo leveraged its plans for a $5 billion expansion in Minnesota to muscle Walz into helping kill a bill aimed at slowing the speed of rising health care costs, which had passed the state House and Senate.
—Max Nesterak, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
There's a lot of turning and twisting so my back muscles get pretty shredded over the day.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Common symptoms of listeriosis include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
To watch Julius Peppers muscle his way to points and rebounds in the paint for North Carolina before compiling more sacks than all but three players in NFL history during a 17-year career was to imagine there was nothing Peppers couldn’t do.
—Joseph Person, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
In 2023, for example, Mayo leveraged its plans for a $5 billion expansion in Minnesota to muscle Walz into helping kill a bill aimed at slowing the speed of rising health care costs, which had passed the state House and Senate.
—Max Nesterak, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscle
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The president serves a five-year term and has significant decision-making powers in national security, foreign policy and judicial appointments.STEPHEN McGRATH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Or, for that matter, anyone with the power to appoint one?Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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For Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, strength is everything.Daniel Block, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024
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This strength training weight vest is built to last with durable neoprene rubber fabric and double-stitching, weighted with iron sand.Nora Colomer, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2024
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Posey wasn’t sufficiently deterred by the fact that signing Adames, who had been extended a qualifying offer by the Brewers, will force the Giants to sacrifice their second- and fifth-round picks along with $1 million in international bonus money from their 2026 pool.Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, in 1739 Scotland, Roger (Richard Rankin) and Buck (Diarmaid Murtagh) track down the tinker who lost a bet and was forced to part with Roger’s father’s WWI identification tags.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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The dollar pushed higher again on Monday in what is shaping up to be a critical week for the prospect of U.S. rate cuts, while drawing verbal support from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.Wayne Cole, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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Even though some companies are pushing their teams to return to the office, remote work is here to stay.Mina Elias, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Serve Taco Soup with an assortment of toppings, from sour cream and salsa to tortilla strips or creamy slices of avocado. get the recipe 06 of 22 Slow-Cooker Beef Stew Low and slow cooking is a great way to prepare beef chuck roast, which is fall-apart tender and plenty moist.Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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Farmers across Europe worry that the deal will allow cheaper, non-compliant agricultural imports like beef to make their way into the EU market and undercut their earnings.Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
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The distillery is partially powered by solar energy, and water is recycled for irrigation.Rachel King, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Moreover, imbued in each creation is Coin’s belief in the joy of nature, making his jewelry resonate with life’s vibrant energies.Fairchild Studio, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
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Wynant’s character is coerced into releasing a man imprisoned in a monastery who turns out to be the devil.Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2024
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Vance also suggested that wealthy parents might go so far as to coerce their children to undergo gender surgeries to get into better colleges and universities.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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For just $8, this slimy, squishy fun is great for squeezing, stretching, and stress relief.Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 1 Dec. 2024
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And Our Little Secret finds a way to squeeze a bit more juice out of a secret present swap gone hilariously wrong.Shannon Carlin, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscle. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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