1
as in muscular
having muscles capable of exerting great physical force
the lithe, sinewy body of the ballet company's leading male dancer
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as in brawny
marked by a well-developed musculature
the sinewy arms of the weight lifter
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Recent Examples of sinewy
Her sinewy voice lends the song an effortlessly cool vibe, one perfect for the warm days ahead.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 June 2025
My legs: muscular during my years of playing varsity soccer and basketball and running track; long and sinewy in my later adult life; milky-pale every winter, yet sunburned often and easily in the summer.
—Laura Neilson, Vogue, 30 May 2025
Nathaniel Sullivan embodied a sinewy Jochanaan who is sorely tempted by Salome’s advances.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Moll has made the kind of sinewy procedural that makes your palms sweat.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 June 2025
My legs: muscular during my years of playing varsity soccer and basketball and running track; long and sinewy in my later adult life; milky-pale every winter, yet sunburned often and easily in the summer.
—Laura Neilson, Vogue, 30 May 2025
Nathaniel Sullivan embodied a sinewy Jochanaan who is sorely tempted by Salome’s advances.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Moll has made the kind of sinewy procedural that makes your palms sweat.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinewy
Adjective
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Meanwhile, defender Tosin Adarabioyo is available to return from injury but Romeo Lavia (muscular) and Benoit Badiashile (leg) are still sidelined.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Use slow and controlled movements, and perform to muscular failure before switching sides.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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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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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Google has also begun rolling out two powerful filters for album searches.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But when a powerful international corporation begins stealing people’s time, the world around her changes.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Sinewy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinewy. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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