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as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
a heavy, hulking stone blocked the way
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as in athletic
strongly and heavily built
several hulking shot putters waited outside the throwing circle for their turn in the competition
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Recent Examples of hulking
The clip, likely captured by the customer, shows a hulking white-and-blue drone descend down beneath the treeline, not unlike a dog trying to do its business.
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Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
The wereboar growled next to Black Pudding, a hulking vicious monster, both focused on ripping Puck and Cordelia to shreds.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The forward is unlikely to grow into a hulking frame.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Now my daddy and my dog, a lovable hulking Rottweiler barely out of puppyhood, were gone.
—Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
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Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
The wereboar growled next to Black Pudding, a hulking vicious monster, both focused on ripping Puck and Cordelia to shreds.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The forward is unlikely to grow into a hulking frame.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Now my daddy and my dog, a lovable hulking Rottweiler barely out of puppyhood, were gone.
—Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hulking
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Naturally, teams that made multiple first-round picks or a larger volume of picks have a better chance of being higher on this list.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The back-end work of fundraising for the eventual larger project has already begun, Santana said.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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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
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If they do get relegated this season, the implications will be sizeable.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Nvidia, 6 months At least one sizable trader took advantage of those relatively cheaper options, buying 7,500 $230-strike calls expiring May 15 – a $413,000 transaction betting on a 13% ramp from here.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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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
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The bookstore, a two-story antique barn located at the end of Main Street (literally, right where the sidewalk ends), has a separate children’s annex with educational books and games, plus a substantial young adults section on the second floor.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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Even the sleeker Samsonite Proxis feels substantial without dragging you over the limit.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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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
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As one example, Servais pointed to a new pop-up fair in Brussels called Parloir that generated considerable buzz for its inaugural edition in the Belgian capital this year, held in an unused office building currently under construction.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Gabi Tuschak and her crew had already raised considerable sums of money.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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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
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“Hulking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hulking. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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