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
And the list is stacked with 11 Hallmark hunks and festive favorites.
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Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 9 May 2025
Reel opens with Cline and her hot brunette hunk in a posh home.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
There’s nothing wrong with ogling a juicy rack of ribs or drooling over a hunk of brisket slowly smoking over hot coals.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 11 May 2025
Some of them were things that predated the trail construction, including hunks of rebar, a concrete road barrier that apparently had been in the creek for many years, and an assortment of shopping carts.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
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Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 9 May 2025
Reel opens with Cline and her hot brunette hunk in a posh home.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
There’s nothing wrong with ogling a juicy rack of ribs or drooling over a hunk of brisket slowly smoking over hot coals.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 11 May 2025
Some of them were things that predated the trail construction, including hunks of rebar, a concrete road barrier that apparently had been in the creek for many years, and an assortment of shopping carts.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunk
Noun
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Prices for the lower-end items range from $70 for silver stud earrings that look like tiny lotus flowers to $800 for the 18-inch Showers Necklace in 22-karat gold vermeil adorned with small moonstones and pearls.—
Rachel Felder,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Designers are also using metal hardware like studs to add a western-meets-boho vibe to denim.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
19 May 2025
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The agreement takes a big chunk of oversight away from the NCAA and puts it in the hands of the four biggest conferences.—
Eddie Pells,
Baltimore Sun,
7 June 2025
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Break the problem into manageable chunks through three forms of parallelism.—
Jitender Jain,
Forbes.com,
6 June 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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The results show whether the brain of a person with cognitive symptoms also has amyloid plaques, clumps of toxic proteins that build up in the spaces between brain cells.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
21 May 2025
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Among my carpet of Peruvian lilies stands a clump of the Third Harmonic variety.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
17 May 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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Its Southern Alps are where Hollywood films fantasy flicks, skiers slide and Americans flock like sheep to get an easy eyeful.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
17 May 2025
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The first few sections of the article describe a dinner at an upscale Lower East Side restaurant, during which Jordan, then 28, sticks a wad of chewing gum under the table as revenge for being made to wait too long at the host station.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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These small wads of cotton can push wax into the ear and cause buildup, Dr. Francis said.—
Katie Mogg,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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What’s more, the double-stitched seams and baffle box design keep lumps at bay.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2025
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That was a big moment, that was a big lump of publicity.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Or do lawmakers and policymakers genuinely believe the United States can't defend its interests around the world without pouring globs of taxpayer money into a building that fails financial audits on an annual basis?—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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The soft egg contains a glob of orange goo in the middle.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2025
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“Hunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunk. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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