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muscular

[muhs-kyuh-ler] / ˈmʌs kjə lər /


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A really wonderful guy, sort of a self-advocate and kind of a grump, total badass activist who has muscular dystrophy and has a tracheotomy.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The roar of engines fills the night air in China's Chongqing city as tourists awkwardly clamber onto gleaming motorbikes and cling to muscular drivers to star in personalised videos.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

LONDON—Andy Burnham, Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, arrived at Downing Street Monday promising that a bigger, more muscular state can solve the country’s economic woes and restore political stability.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Compared with brachiopods, bivalves have greater energy demands because of their larger bodies and muscular "foot" that allows them to burrow and crawl.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

We can use our voluntary muscular system to try to suppress those involuntary responses.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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