deltoid
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All of the X-Men were strong, their muscles etched from deltoid to abdomen to quadriceps.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2023
He was expected to begin a rehab assignment this week until he felt discomfort in his right deltoid during a throwing session.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2023
Mariners: LF Sam Haggerty received an MRI, revealing an isolated deltoid strain.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
The deltoid tuberosity is a roughened, V-shaped region located on the lateral side in the middle of the humerus shaft.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
They would aim for the muscle that Tariq, in a professorial voice, called the deltoid.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
The vast majority of these “T-maxxing” posts were made by influencers with zero medical or scientific expertise, but that doesn’t matter because their deltoids are outstanding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
He’s fixated on a competition judge who, back in 2016, called his deltoids small.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
But some nights, he lets the wolf inside take over, his deltoids undulating as he prowls on all fours.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
That’s despite Linda Hamilton returning to the franchise for the first time since 1991’s Terminator 2, plus Mackenzie Davis and her deltoids.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2019
When you see someone waving her arms, the first thing you want to know is whether she is trying to attract attention, shoo away flies, or exercise her deltoids.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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