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muscular

[muhs-kyuh-ler] / ˈmʌs kyə lər /


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Sarcopenia is a form of muscular dystrophy associated with aging and is a popular condition for biotech companies that harbor greater goals of reversing or slowing aging to target.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, Orpin’s muscular flexing in Soames’ fitted T-shirts rivals anything Jeremy Allen White serves in “The Bear.”

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Unlike the soft, pliable versions of the Christ child in his early Madonnas, this is a monumental, muscular putto, using his strength to hold that garland aloft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

"It's purely a muscular sort of discomfort and fatigue. Obviously I'll listen to the professionals. But there's nothing that I can do that's going to harm that."

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

I screamed at the largest male, who stood his ground on the outer perimeter of the awning, stomping his boundary on surprisingly muscular front legs like some kind of caricature of an old bulldog.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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