as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat
clothes for women who may be inclined to embonpoint but who still want to look stylish
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Noun
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High blood pressure, smoking, high cholesterol, diabetes and obesity are among the 10 risk factors with the greatest effect, IHME found.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025 -
In Spain, obesity and smoking rates are significant.—
Ken Stern,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The average weight for an 11-year-old boy is over 80 lbs.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Over-Fussing with the Menu Southerners can be guilty of always assuming there needs to be a table buckling under the weight of food, but there is no need to overthink the menu.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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As president, George H.W. Bush compared his dog, Ranger, to a blimp in a playful memo to White House staff noting a need to curb doggie treats because of canine corpulence.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
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Whimsy was also the domain of the Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose signature was a race of voluptuously bloated figures — denizens, from priests to bullfighters, of an almost cartoonish world that, to him, had to do not with corpulence but with the sensuality of human life.—
William McDonald,
New York Times,
28 Dec. 2023
Noun
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Skim fat from sauce and shred pot roast.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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Key Takeaways Pumpkin seeds contain healthy fats, phytosterols, and antioxidants that can help lower LDL cholesterol.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Embonpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embonpoint. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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