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: requiring strength or vigor
robust work
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: full-bodied
robust coffee
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: relating to, resembling, or being a specialized group of australopithecines characterized especially by heavy molars and small incisors adapted to a vegetarian diet
Note: Robust australopithecines are included in the genus Australopithecus along with gracile forms or placed in the separate genus Paranthropus.
compare gracile sense 3
robustly
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of robust in a Sentence
If Singapore, just seven miles to the north with its glittering skyline and robust economy, is Southeast Asia's Cinderella, Batam is her dark sister.
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Peter Gwin, National Geographic, October 2007
The greatest gains in mine mechanization came in a burst of innovation following World War II, when robust new machines were developed …
—Robert L. Marovelli, Scientific American, September 1982
Humfry was a man whom everyone noticed. His stature was above ordinary, his complexion sanguine, his conversation lively, and his constitution robust.
—Samuel Eliot Morison, The European Discovery of America, 1971
Why is almost every robust healthy boy with a robust healthy soul in him, at some time or other crazy to go to sea?
—Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851
robust young men and women
He is in robust health.
The sauce has a robust flavor.
Peter Gwin, National Geographic, October 2007
The greatest gains in mine mechanization came in a burst of innovation following World War II, when robust new machines were developed …
—Robert L. Marovelli, Scientific American, September 1982
Humfry was a man whom everyone noticed. His stature was above ordinary, his complexion sanguine, his conversation lively, and his constitution robust.
—Samuel Eliot Morison, The European Discovery of America, 1971
Why is almost every robust healthy boy with a robust healthy soul in him, at some time or other crazy to go to sea?
—Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851
robust young men and women
He is in robust health.
The sauce has a robust flavor.
Recent Examples on the Web
Netflix has expanded its New Mexico production facility to include four new soundstages, in a move that increases the streaming giant’s robust presence in the state with its film and television productions.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Photograph by Joann Pai 21 Rue de la Villette
That this restaurant exists in Belleville is hardly surprising, given the neighborhood’s robust Chinese community thriving there since the 1970s.
—Lindsey Tramuta, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2024
But Burns thinks there's more to the current dynamic than the robust economy.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2024
Each of these strategies offers unique benefits and can contribute to building a robust and memorable brand presence.
—Stephen Nalley, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2024
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Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Photograph by Joann Pai 21 Rue de la Villette
That this restaurant exists in Belleville is hardly surprising, given the neighborhood’s robust Chinese community thriving there since the 1970s.
—Lindsey Tramuta, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2024
But Burns thinks there's more to the current dynamic than the robust economy.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2024
Each of these strategies offers unique benefits and can contribute to building a robust and memorable brand presence.
—Stephen Nalley, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for robust
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“Robust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robust. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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robust
adjective
ro·bust
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: being strong and vigorously healthy
robustly
adverb
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