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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.
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Dropbox Business is a robust cloud storage and file-sharing app with enough range and flexibility to satisfy most small to midsize businesses (SMBs).
—Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Through eight games, Barkley has run for 925 yards (on a robust 5.9 yards per carry) with six touchdowns.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Foster is a robust, open presence, not unfrustratable but very tender, readily channeling the kind of man for whom patience is a great part of love.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
West Virginia's robust conservative presence means a strong turnout for Republican candidates at the top of the ticket remains highly probable—the latest polls have Trump at 60 percent on average, compared to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris' 29 percent.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Through eight games, Barkley has run for 925 yards (on a robust 5.9 yards per carry) with six touchdowns.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Foster is a robust, open presence, not unfrustratable but very tender, readily channeling the kind of man for whom patience is a great part of love.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
West Virginia's robust conservative presence means a strong turnout for Republican candidates at the top of the ticket remains highly probable—the latest polls have Trump at 60 percent on average, compared to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris' 29 percent.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Robust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robust. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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robust
adjective
ro·bust
rō-ˈbəst 
ˈrō-(ˌ)bəst
: being strong and vigorously healthy
robustly
adverb
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