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
Miller was a beefy center who helped Arkansas advance to the Final Four before playing nine seasons in the NBA.
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
The pivot after playing the beefy Capitals at home before contending with a speedy Utah roster on the road made for tough sledding, aided in part by a strong performance from veteran Ville Husso in his Ducks debut after being traded from Detroit.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Oliver Miller, a beefy center who helped Arkansas advance to the Final Four before playing nine seasons in the NBA, has died.
—CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
While this 15-inch Air serves up the best value in a big-screen MacBook to date, with lower prices, improved features, and beefier starting configurations, some competitors now can outpace its processor and outlast its battery.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
The pivot after playing the beefy Capitals at home before contending with a speedy Utah roster on the road made for tough sledding, aided in part by a strong performance from veteran Ville Husso in his Ducks debut after being traded from Detroit.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Oliver Miller, a beefy center who helped Arkansas advance to the Final Four before playing nine seasons in the NBA, has died.
—CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
While this 15-inch Air serves up the best value in a big-screen MacBook to date, with lower prices, improved features, and beefier starting configurations, some competitors now can outpace its processor and outlast its battery.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beefy
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With over 350 works spanning 10 centuries, ‘Kings and Queens of Africa’ is a powerful tribute to the continent’s enduring artistic and cultural legacy.—
Essence,
Essence,
3 June 2025
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Conservatives in the country are distrustful of China and see Lee as too friendly with the powerful neighbor.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Sabol, an operations manager from Madison with an athletic background that bonded her with the show's lead, entered the finale of the Fox reality show as one of two women left on Farmer Jay Woods' Alabama farm.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Although Durant was unquestionably the better Thunder player during his stint with Westbrook and Harden, Westbrook had the longer run, playing in Oklahoma City through close to the tail end of his athletic prime.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Two coppers in an unmarked car, cheery, burly, aftershave competing, picked me up from my home and drove me to a police station a hundred and fifty-odd miles away.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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This burly mat is 4 inches thick and weighs 4 pounds, offering plenty of cushioning and support.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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Fred Clemens, the lodge owner, told us that a few big bass had been caught in Grassy Bay, also some husky channel cats running to 12 pounds.—
Don Shiner,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2025
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In a viral TikTok video, a Siberian husky puppy is filmed meeting a kitten for the very first time in his life, and his heartening reaction to the feline has quickly turned him into a social-media sensation.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The small but mighty battery recharges with an external cord.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2025
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The mighty sun will dance into Gemini on May 20, invigorating our lives with a sense of curiosity and adventure.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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He’s only gotten brawnier since, and the version of Courtney seen here could have swallowed such a bouncer in one bite.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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The contrast between two slight female IGPN officers and one large brawny male officer makes menacingly real the power play underlying an interview.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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The Met has marshalled its lavish resources to present its first new staging of the work since 2004: hulking sets, images of artful horror, Wagnerian voices, a monster orchestra unleashing a storm of sound.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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And while there’s still some humor to be mined from the general inhumanity of this hulking tank quietly standing around in someone else’s story, the narrative isn’t complex enough to sustain itself.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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It’s got all the gaming-friendly extras; HDR support, DP 1.4, HDMI, and a metal stand that actually feels sturdy for once.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2025
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Subscribers can save up to 76 percent on tons of coveted finds for the holiday weekend, including summer fashion, sturdy luggage, and outdoor furniture.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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“Beefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beefy. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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