as in lump
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
the team recruited a 6 foot, 5 inch hulk to play offensive tackle
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Recent Examples of hulk
Meanwhile, a lonely hulk of a man—Christian Bale with some staples stuck through his forehead—wends his way through the Chicago streets, in search of the one scientist who may be able to help him.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Remember the scene in Marvel's The Avengers, when Bruce Banner transformed into the hulk and punched a Chitauri Leviathan in the face, bringing it to a sudden halt?
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Like the port-holes of a hulk, Human spiders spin and spin,
Backward down their threads so thin
Dropping, each a hempen bulk.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
An empty lot surely is better than a deteriorated hulk.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Remember the scene in Marvel's The Avengers, when Bruce Banner transformed into the hulk and punched a Chitauri Leviathan in the face, bringing it to a sudden halt?
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Like the port-holes of a hulk, Human spiders spin and spin,
Backward down their threads so thin
Dropping, each a hempen bulk.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
An empty lot surely is better than a deteriorated hulk.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hulk
Noun
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Remember, some lumps are preferred for the loftiest results.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Thereafter, a dedicated team began removing the soil from what appeared to be an unremarkable lump.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Silver is essentially turning the draft lottery into a system where the biggest losers do not get the biggest rewards.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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If drivers saddled with pricey fees at the pump have been one of the biggest economic losers of the war in the Middle East, the companies selling that gasoline have emerged as the conflict’s clear winner.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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In its earlier days, The Boys might have done something with how Nanjiani’s Eternals and Rogen’s The Green Hornet both underperformed, and the Kick-Ass movies in which Mintz-Plasse played a villain left little cultural footprint.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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Most of his videos, filmed in a local studio or sometimes on the streets of Charlotte, are high-quality shorts showing him in throes of battle with classic villains like Killer Croc or Bane.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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This time the closing hole was a brute, the toughest at Harbour Town on Sunday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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And what better way to force that out of her than to put her up against a brute of a man who has all the confidence in the world?—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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For starters, there are the cost savings of getting one of these not-so-in-demand mutts.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Much of the rising interest is tied to claims that these mixed pooches possess more desirable aspects than many purebreeds or mutts.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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Chelsea and City will meet in the FA Cup final after a beast of a hit from Nico Gonzalez (above) saw City through their semi against Southampton on Saturday.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Noah Centineo gives his beast mean mug while at Paramount Pictures' presentation at CinemaCon on April 16.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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There’s some Streisand, too, and a big dose of Andrea Martin, specifically Martin’s signature SCTV character Edith Prickley, that bawdy, gawdy ham with all the bravado of a Catskills clown.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Once completed, the $5 million acquisition will ensure the theater has a permanent home, a place where skateboarding clowns and leek-haired onions can continue to frolic and dance for decades to come.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Hulk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hulk. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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