: having a chest of a specified kind
—used in combination
flat-chested
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Yet, among the ruins, these barrel-chested, tusked creatures managed to survive, and even thrive.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Twelve years ago in Sochi, Russia, when temperatures rose into the mid 60s — so warm some snow groomers worked bare-chested — 80% of the snow used was artificial.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Ford, who is thirty-six, barrel-chested, and bearded, with a propensity for four-letter words, said, laughing.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
On the fashion network, a flat-chested but pretty model is being interviewed.
—Etgar Keret, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Twelve years ago in Sochi, Russia, when temperatures rose into the mid 60s — so warm some snow groomers worked bare-chested — 80% of the snow used was artificial.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Ford, who is thirty-six, barrel-chested, and bearded, with a propensity for four-letter words, said, laughing.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
On the fashion network, a flat-chested but pretty model is being interviewed.
—Etgar Keret, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
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“Chested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chested. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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