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
Refrigerated ravioli and store-bought sauce help this dense, beefy dish come together quickly.
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Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
For the best burger—one with real beefy flavor—fat is essential.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
The lack of marbling, fat, and bone diminishes the beefy taste of these cuts.
—Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
But Dodge desperately needs a proper high-volume SUV; that aging midsize can’t carry the brand on its (admittedly beefy) shoulders forever.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026
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Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
For the best burger—one with real beefy flavor—fat is essential.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
The lack of marbling, fat, and bone diminishes the beefy taste of these cuts.
—Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
But Dodge desperately needs a proper high-volume SUV; that aging midsize can’t carry the brand on its (admittedly beefy) shoulders forever.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beefy
Adjective
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In its system card for Claude Mythos, for instance, Anthropicresearchers noted that the powerful AI exhibited a strange fondness for the British cultural theorist Mark Fisher.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
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To fix that, Fever removed it and replaced it with a motor from a powerful electric dirt bike.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Think Myles Garrett’s athletic testing.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Literally the most athletic defensive lineman ever.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Floyd, distraught by his own physical failures, is nevertheless repulsed by the sight of Carol in her big, burly ump gear.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Houston Texans selected McDonald, the burly 6-foot-3, 326-pound defensive tackle from Ohio State with the fourth pick of the second round.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The 5-year-old husky mix is a regular at Spot's Place in Regina, Saskatchewan, usually attending Monday through Friday.—
Kendall Malinchock,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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In juvenile court Monday, as the teenager with a husky build and beard sat at the defendant’s table, Judge Christopher Van Meir ruled that the teen would remain in custody at least until the next court hearing, scheduled for April 27.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His absence strikes a mighty blow for the Timberwolves, who rely on DiVincenzo for a multitude of contributions.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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So far, the space epic, starring Ryan Gosling, has generated a mighty $305 million in North America and $613 million worldwide.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In Southern California, the brawny bees are active from February through October, the Wisconsin company said.—
Sarah Linn
April 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Offerman, once again, shows his versatility; his Jinx is both brawny and vulnerable.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Since then, ridership has dropped, and now the hulking structure is seen as little more than an eyesore.—
Theia Chatelle,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Arsenal’s biggest spike came in the 59th minute when Kai Havertz, slipped through by Martin Odegaard, fired straight into Gianluigi Donnarumma’s hulking frame from just outside the six-yard box.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The team-captain label and All-American honors help, but the real selling points are Schrauth’s sturdy frame, strong hands and a physical style that works in tight quarters.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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In an untitled work from 1995, a cluster of sturdy wagons sits at the edge of a frozen lake, a site where her family of peripatetic horse traders often camped.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Beefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beefy. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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