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Recent Examples of hunky
His spirit guide stays low and scrambles to safety, but Zion is young and brash and conspicuously hunky.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
There’s also lighter fare, like Amy Daws’ Wait With Me, about a romance novelist with writer’s block who starts writing in a tire store waiting room for the free coffee and falls for a hunky mechanic.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
Kristen Stewart as moody gym manager Lou and Katy O’Brian as the hunky bodybuilder Jackie.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
He's paired with Eric Stanton Betts' Mark, a hunky late addition to the proceedings who expertly reveals hidden depths beneath his pretty face.
—EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
There’s also lighter fare, like Amy Daws’ Wait With Me, about a romance novelist with writer’s block who starts writing in a tire store waiting room for the free coffee and falls for a hunky mechanic.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
Kristen Stewart as moody gym manager Lou and Katy O’Brian as the hunky bodybuilder Jackie.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
He's paired with Eric Stanton Betts' Mark, a hunky late addition to the proceedings who expertly reveals hidden depths beneath his pretty face.
—EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunky
Adjective
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Which ones were studly and prolific, and which ones were losing the reproductive race?—
Julie Rehmeyer,
Discover Magazine,
31 Mar. 2014
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The operation is both a service station and headquarters for a group of studly guys who are hired out to provide service of an intimate nature to high-rolling women and men.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
29 Apr. 2020
Adjective
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Red hair, especially in a bolder format like foxy red, implies a fearlessness of being perceived and a sense of staunch individuality.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
28 Sep. 2024
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With a lady photographer and a foxy actress named, incredibly, Poupee Bocar, K. & I sneak aboard the People’s Train for a day at Machu Picchu.—
Tom Burke,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Their violent sibling rivalry and Baby Jane’s unhinged commitment to the vaudeville act that made her famous mirror the toxic bond between Moore’s Elisabeth and her nubile double, Sue (Margaret Qualley).—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Enter the mysterious potion of the title, which allows Elisabeth to birth a younger, more nubile version of herself (Margaret Qualley).—
Melena Ryzik,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Hunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunky. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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