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burly

[bur-lee] / ˈbɜr li /


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Burly South African-born seamer Brydon Carse has also impressed, particularly away from home, while Josh Tongue has shown a handy knack for taking wickets, albeit not always with the control to match.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

Burly and bespectacled, Ben-Gvir has for decades engaged in raging arguments with Arabs and liberals on curbsides or in the Knesset.

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2022

Burly slugger Daniel Vogelbach homered and Mark Canha had two hits for New York, which moved 35 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 1988 season.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2022

Burly men wearing ear protection and safety glasses haul carts bearing heavy truck transmissions and oil industry parts.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2019

Burly and broad-shouldered, forty if he was a day, and maybe older.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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