as in powerful
strongly and heavily built
a beefy man who worked in a warehouse all his life
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Recent Examples of beefy
The Mug by East Fork $44 East Fork The big, beefy East Fork mug is even better in aubergine.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
The tender, beefy flat iron is my go-to at the counter-service restaurant that also makes one of the city’s best burgers.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Nov. 2024
Under the hood remained a mix of inline-sixes and V-8s, with the powertrain lineup growing in size and power after a 1986 mid-life refresh; the beefiest, a 5.5-liter eight-cylinder found in the 560 SEL, reached 296 hp.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
Prime Video on Tuesday morning announced a series order for a spinoff of Reacher, one of the streamer’s beefiest hits, centered on Maria Sten‘s Frances Neagley.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2024
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
The tender, beefy flat iron is my go-to at the counter-service restaurant that also makes one of the city’s best burgers.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Nov. 2024
Under the hood remained a mix of inline-sixes and V-8s, with the powertrain lineup growing in size and power after a 1986 mid-life refresh; the beefiest, a 5.5-liter eight-cylinder found in the 560 SEL, reached 296 hp.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2024
Prime Video on Tuesday morning announced a series order for a spinoff of Reacher, one of the streamer’s beefiest hits, centered on Maria Sten‘s Frances Neagley.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beefy
Adjective
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While those odds of an impact are slim, astronomers are closely tracking the space rock to uncover more details — a process that could soon involve the most powerful observatory ever launched into space.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Million is a burly former lumberjack from Weaverville.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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The burly, beloved Gibron then became coach of the Chicago Winds of the WFL.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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My husky boy feet cemented into the concrete veranda.—
Diane Seuss,
Harper's Magazine,
2 July 2024
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Warren’s deep, husky voice frees himself from the blame of an unhealthy relationship over a stomping piano beat.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The small but mighty Tucson, is now in its fourth generation, which arrived in 2020.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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This small but mighty fan is powerful, with two cooling speeds and a maximum run time of 22 hours, which is great for back-to-back or long-haul flights.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Sam might be the new Captain, but he’s refused to take the special serum that turned the once-scrawny Brooklyn boy Rogers into a beefy, brawny super-soldier, which just adds to the impostor syndrome.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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There’s a steak on offer, a brawny New York strip, cooked to a perfect medium rare but presented, for some reason, next to a pile of vinegary sautéed red bell peppers, and a saucier of funky, fishy crawfish béarnaise.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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What exactly does Child want this hulking avenger to represent?—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Ranging in size from babies around a foot high to hulking adults, the creatures look more goofy than menacing.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This sturdy sideboard is equal parts functional and stylish.—
Shea Simmons,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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This lends a more expensive feel, resulting in a sturdy tablet without being thick or heavy, at 0.3 inch thick and 1.2 pounds.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
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