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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
Adjective
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Left behind by the president’s muscular new approach are thousands of women and children – some of them American citizens – who now face the loss of family and faith in the promise of a better life in the United States.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Young children who previously would have been condemned to certain death at the hands of a rare disease, such as severe spinal muscular atrophy, now have a chance at life.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Cold water immersion has been extensively researched for athletic recovery (typically referred to as cold therapy), but has only more recently come into greater visibility as a solution for general stress and wellbeing.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Huskies athletic department reported $10.7 million in media rights and NCAA/conference distributions; South Carolina reported $53.8 million in those categories.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The changes are an attempt to ensure that people requesting citizenship have a true connection to Italy rather than a desire to obtain one of the most powerful passports in the world.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration has taken steps and made claims that clash with legal opinions issued by a traditionally powerful agency that is part of the Justice Department, the Office of Legal Counsel.—
Charlie Savage,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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One longs for the sinewy action of a Transformers flick, or the imaginative gravity of something like the first Pacific Rim.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Ahead of more anniversary celebrations later this year — including parties, exclusive jewels and the brand’s first pop-up — the sinewy signature has been redesigned entirely in white diamonds, representing a step into new territory for a creative with two decades of rich jewelry design behind her.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The burly Glover was a natural who never went to acting school or took an acting class — yet taught acting throughout his career, by most accounts quite effectively.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Mar. 2025
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Then, when Nationals manager Davey Martinez summoned a lefty to face Kyle Schwarber, the burly slugger smashed a first-pitch fastball.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Original price: $49.95 This portable mini speaker has mighty sound quality.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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This mighty keychain has a pull-top pin that, when removed, causes the keychain to release an ultra-loud 130-decibel siren and flashing strobe light to help draw attention from onlookers while simultaneously deterring and confusing an attacker.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Henney is best known for playing the strapping and heroic Special Agent Matt Simmons on Criminal Minds.—
Hoda Mallone,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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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
Adjective
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First, beefy agents from the F.S.B., the federal security service, ransacked his apartment before dawn.—
Neil MacFarquhar,
New York Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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This beefy boy is based on the rugged D-Max AT35 that features a 1,898cc inline-four diesel engine dishing out 162 hp and 266lb.ft (360 Nm), mated to a manual or automatic transmission for a top speed of 112 mph (180 km/h) and a 3.5 ton towing capacity.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Muscle-bound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscle-bound. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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