1
as in muscular
having muscles capable of exerting great physical force
the lithe, sinewy body of the ballet company's leading male dancer
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as in brawny
marked by a well-developed musculature
the sinewy arms of the weight lifter
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Recent Examples of sinewy
The best songs here are lean and sinewy showcases for his backing band, the Dark Clouds.
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Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026
The sinewy champion then cradled his wife, Presleigh, in his arm and kissed her at the front of the 18th green, along the water’s edge.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Erivo enters in dark trousers and singlet, her body lean, sinewy, covered in tattoos, her head shorn, nose ringed, fingernails fiendishly extended, a vampire in waiting.
—Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
The steppe looks like a sinewy piece of yellow meat.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
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Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026
The sinewy champion then cradled his wife, Presleigh, in his arm and kissed her at the front of the 18th green, along the water’s edge.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Erivo enters in dark trousers and singlet, her body lean, sinewy, covered in tattoos, her head shorn, nose ringed, fingernails fiendishly extended, a vampire in waiting.
—Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
The steppe looks like a sinewy piece of yellow meat.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinewy
Adjective
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The success of these titles owed much to Movistar Plus’ creation of talent relations with some of the most exciting creatives in Spain and a far more muscular investment in films and series which allowed for across-the-board production standards.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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All of this gets a steady electrical charge from Kormákur’s muscular direction, Sher’s sweeping camerawork and a no-nonsense, ominous score by Högni Egilsson.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Chmielewski, Colleen Gartlan and Ella Riordan led a strong defensive effort in front of Noone.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Set one clear boundary today and confirm expectations so your commitments stay strong and manageable.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 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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“Sinewy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinewy. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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