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muscle

[muhs-uhl] / ˈmʌs əl /
NOUN
large fibers of animal body
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Muscle, specifically the skeletal muscle we build through resistance training, is one of the body’s most metabolically active tissues.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

SMA causes muscle weakness and gets progressively worse over time - there is no cure, but there are medicines and other treatments to manage the symptoms.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Orzeyful was approved for narcolepsy with sudden muscle weakness, a more severe form of the disorder.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

You can’t help but grin at Sessa’s hoot when his scrawny Tony finally manages to muscle a raw potato through a french-fry slicer.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

He used every muscle from his toes to his neck to heave the ball up.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

Depending on the severity of a partial UCL tear, rehab and strengthening the muscles around the elbow can sometimes at least put off surgery.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Pilates has a lot of benefits, but it’s not known for being especially sweaty or for building larger muscles.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

"The first week was horrendous - everything was swollen, everything was sore. I was sure I was going to pull 15 million muscles," Woods said.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

According to Yale paleontologists, Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa had a short snout, a heavily reinforced skull, and enlarged jaw muscles suited for snapping shut on large prey.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

"I love you, too. Let's you and I start doing some exercises together, so we can work on the old muscles."

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

Last summer Fifa muscled in on that elite club football territory, adding teams from other continents to the mix.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

He muscled his way past a defender and poked the ball home, establishing the 24-year-old as America’s top goal-scoring presence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

In a 2019 interview with The Times, Pratt said he muscled his way onto “The Hills” after learning that Sean Travis, a producer on “Princes of Malibu,” was working on the new series.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Anthropic, run by the former OpenAI executive Dario Amodei, has muscled further into financial services since it launched a suite of tools catering to banks, financial-technology firms, and others last year.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

His words trailed off, but then he squared his muscled shoulders.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

Mahan told reporters last week that his disagreements with Newsom are “rooted in substance” and praised the governor for muscling through major reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act and behavioral health treatment.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 2, 2026

That signals that geopolitical risks could be muscling their way into asset prices, potentially overshadowing positives from the economic cycle and corporate earnings.

From MarketWatch Feb. 1, 2026

By contrast, the administration has had some success in muscling down mortgage rates, with the aim of improving housing affordability.

From Barron's Jan. 16, 2026

As the operator, you can override the lane-change feature by muscling the car into a new lane.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 20, 2025

“You can’t just come in here, muscling about.”

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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