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[del-toid] / ˈdɛl tɔɪd /


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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

Munoz has been sidelined since April 9 with a deltoid strain in his right shoulder.

From Seattle Times Jun. 6, 2023

Mariners: LF Sam Haggerty is dealing with an isolated deltoid strain but is progressing, manager Scott Servais said.

From Washington Times Aug. 24, 2022

The deltoid ligament supports the ankle joint and also resists excessive eversion of the foot.

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

Johnson, squeezed into a wig so tight we get a vicarious headache, has pumped up his deltoids to nearly reach his prosthetic cauliflower ears.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 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

But the longer I was there, the more I seemed to thrive under the limitations, enjoying the pull in my deltoids as I beat things by hand.

From The Guardian Nov. 18, 2018

He was wiry, with developed deltoids and lats: possibly a rock climber, definitely not a weight-room guy.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart




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