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burly

[bur-lee] / ˈbɜr li /


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Abdullah was known for his burly figure and his warm smile.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Another new candidate in the Platner-mold is burly Pennsylvania firefighter Bob Brooks, who is running for Congress.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Hell belongs to the powerhouses; the burly classics riders who cannot go over mountains day after day, but who can go for longer and harder across one epic day of racing.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

If he had little use for Rudolph’s burly Brutalism, he took his inspiration from “The Shingle Style,” Scully’s pioneering study of those late 19th-century American houses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

A servant held an umbrella aloft to keep Gupta in the shade, but the burly foreman was sweating in the sunshine.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins




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