barrel-chested
adjective
bar·rel-chest·ed
ˈber-əl-ˌche-stəd 
ˈba-rəl-
: having a large rounded chest
a barrel-chested athlete
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Mike, now played with a friendly glower by the bald and barrel-chested Chiklis, is a construction-site foreman, married for decades to Eileen (Mary Stuart Masterson), with several grown children.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Gophers men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson was talking about the development of Frank Mitchell on Monday when the barrel-chested, bruising forward walked across the U’s practice courts.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2025
The rise of Infowars Fresh out of high school in the early 1990s, Mr. Jones, a barrel-chested, gravelly voiced Texas native, started broadcasting on a public-access television channel in the state capital.
—Sean Murphy, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024
When another officer arrived soon after — barrel-chested and thick-armed — the other cops chuckled at Ortiz’s confusion.
—Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
Thick-boned, barrel-chested, a healthy Neanderthal male could lift an average NFL linebacker over his head and throw him through the goalposts.
—James Shreeve, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Gophers men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson was talking about the development of Frank Mitchell on Monday when the barrel-chested, bruising forward walked across the U’s practice courts.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2025
The rise of Infowars Fresh out of high school in the early 1990s, Mr. Jones, a barrel-chested, gravelly voiced Texas native, started broadcasting on a public-access television channel in the state capital.
—Sean Murphy, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Nov. 2024
When another officer arrived soon after — barrel-chested and thick-armed — the other cops chuckled at Ortiz’s confusion.
—Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
Thick-boned, barrel-chested, a healthy Neanderthal male could lift an average NFL linebacker over his head and throw him through the goalposts.
—James Shreeve, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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“Barrel-chested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barrel-chested. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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