1
as in power
muscular strength
I'm going to need someone with real muscle to help me move all this furniture
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2
as in strength
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
at the time the military lacked the muscle to fight two wars at once
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as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
he was muscled out of command by his opponents at military headquarters
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Recent Examples of muscle
Pranoti Mandrekar, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
Adults may develop a duck-footed walk due to hip, ankle, or foot injury, tense or imbalanced hip muscles, and posture problems.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
But some of the other 94 guys competing just might muscle their way into the scenario.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
From your brain and heart, to your lungs and muscles, to your gastrointestinal and immune systems, alcohol has broad harmful effects on your health – including causing cancer.
—Pranoti Mandrekar, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
Adults may develop a duck-footed walk due to hip, ankle, or foot injury, tense or imbalanced hip muscles, and posture problems.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
Salvation demands brute, unapologetic force to erase trade deficits, and muscle a 1950s America back into existence.
—Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
But some of the other 94 guys competing just might muscle their way into the scenario.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muscle
Noun
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Everybody else has no choice, really, other than to bring a cruel, narcissistic far-right leader to power.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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Because a bat has a thick barrel and rotates when swung, its motion and power depend on the distribution of weight across the entire shaft, not just in one spot.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Neuroplasticity allows for the formation of new connections, the purging of obsolete ones, and changes in the strength of existing connections—all processes that make subtle changes to the structure of our neural networks.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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The organization will have to rely on the overall strength of its 40-man roster and rework the bullpen on the fly.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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However, no amount of care or good intentions can prevent the sudden demolition of the brothers’ home, courtesy of a vague order from the IDF — for which the family is even forced to pay.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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However, he became immediately stressed out when he was forced to choose between Tunechi and fellow Detroit rap legend Eminem.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Are Puerto Rican filmmakers pushing for this to change?—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Business schools are mimicking Harvard and Stanford, pushing a VC-centric curriculum instead of teaching unicorn-entrepreneurship—the skills to build billion-dollar businesses without VC.—
Dileep Rao,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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To my knowledge, there is no ‘beef,’ no unresolved issues (unless there is one? ), no drama.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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There are several types of protein-rich jerky, including beef, turkey, and salmon, all of which can fit into a healthy diet.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Alexander Smirnov was sentenced to six years in prison in January after pleading guilty to lying to his FBI handler about the Biden family's ties to a Ukrainian energy company -- in addition to a series of unrelated tax fraud charges.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Wade scored 157 points over the last four games, all Heat wins, and turned in a damn-near-perfect performance in the elimination game, playing with relentless energy on both sides of the ball.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The settlement also adds that Google will not interfere with, restrain or coerce workers in the exercise of their rights.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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If a sitting or former president can successfully coerce law firms into submission by threatening financial ruin, what happens to the idea of legal independence?—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Carving her own musical lane in an industry so determined to squeeze her into a box has been a challenge, but PinkPantheress isn’t one to let outside voices get to her.—
Chris Malone Méndez,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The New York Times: In pressing forward with its assault on Gaza, Israel hopes to squeeze Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muscle. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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