1
as in stud
a physically attractive man
her new boyfriend is quite the hunk
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2
as in chunk
a small uneven mass
what looked like a hunk of potato in her stew turned out to be a pebble
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Recent Examples of hunk
The Dodgers are reviewing stadium safety after a hunk of concrete reportedly fell on a Yankees fan.
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Nathan Fillion straddles the line between everyman and hunk — and he’s built a career out of it.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
In our culture there’s little more demonstrative action of a parent’s lack of control than having their child drive away in a 4,000-pound hunk of metal on their own.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
That means, as Hercules, buoyant Brady is asked to present little beyond a sweet-natured, naive hunk celebrated for his gym membership and gleaming dentistry.
—David Benedict, Variety, 24 June 2025
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Nathan Fillion straddles the line between everyman and hunk — and he’s built a career out of it.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
In our culture there’s little more demonstrative action of a parent’s lack of control than having their child drive away in a 4,000-pound hunk of metal on their own.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
That means, as Hercules, buoyant Brady is asked to present little beyond a sweet-natured, naive hunk celebrated for his gym membership and gleaming dentistry.
—David Benedict, Variety, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunk
Noun
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Produced and delivered to her a year later, the original Birkin features several elements that set it apart from the ones that followed, including its nail clippers, bottom studs, gilded brass hardware and nonremovable strap.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
11 July 2025
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While her landlord is already working to restore the building, removing mud and bleaching the structure down to its studs, questions remain about insurance coverage and future flood risks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 July 2025
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No unwieldy chocolate chunks, overwhelming ripples, or unpleasantly gritty, grainy bits of chocolate.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 July 2025
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The tender chunks of chicken, perfectly cooked rice and sweet carrot swam in a savory broth that was flavorful yet light.—
Evan Moore
July 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 July 2025
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If nothing else, Lilo & Stitch now lacks a flustered beefcake.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Only Elordi, variously treated like beefcake and brooder, seems lost trying to square Julius’ early vulnerability with the final act’s hopeful romance.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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When prepared per the suggestion of its packaging, the combo of about 30 grams of cookies ’n’ cream powder mixed with 6 ounces of water yields a thick beige liquid that’s punctuated by little black clumps of cookie dust.—
Pete Cottell,
Wired News,
17 July 2025
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Therefore, a system could identify clumps of debris big enough to contain remains.—
Robin R. Murphy,
The Conversation,
16 July 2025
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Alternatively, get an eyeful of the Leake Street Arches—aka the London Graffiti tunnel—beneath Waterloo Station, and pop out on Lower Marsh, with its centuries-old street market and proper Lambeth vibe.—
Emma John,
AFAR Media,
24 June 2025
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Locals get an eyeful of contemporary art inside at the Seattle Art Museum as well as in the open air at the Olympic Sculpture Park.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2025
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At the first stop, Barber pointed to the building—a French Renaissance landmark from 1883, now a Ralph Lauren store—and located his favorite spot to shoot from, marked by a wad of chewing gum ground into the sidewalk.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Smith also admitted in his plea agreement to carrying a large wad of cash and a small vial of cocaine in his pocket that morning.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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In a flat city where all private and public property is organized into rectangles and triangles aligned with the principal points of the compass, Lincoln Yards is defined by a series of wedges, lumps and lobes that don’t adjoin with the rest of the Chicago street map.—
F.K. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Everyday Comfort smoothing panty for a completely smooth silhouette without any bumps or lumps.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2025
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There were globs of stuff coming out of me, like sheets of it.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Hunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunk. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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