plus-size
adjective
variants
or less commonly plus-sized
of clothing
: extra large
plus-size apparel
—sometimes used of a persona plus-size woman
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Then again, as Hicks notes, some influencers who were previously plus-size have moved into the midsize category after taking GLP-1s.
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Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2026
Tupay and other plus-size park content creators put those resources to the test, to see how plus-size friendly Epic Universe can be.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
In the 10th season, which aired in 2008, Thompson made history as the first plus-size winner of the show.
—Lianna Norman, Florida Times-Union, 17 Feb. 2026
For plus-size travelers, Southwest has long been the exception in an industry designed for smaller bodies.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2026
Tupay and other plus-size park content creators put those resources to the test, to see how plus-size friendly Epic Universe can be.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
In the 10th season, which aired in 2008, Thompson made history as the first plus-size winner of the show.
—Lianna Norman, Florida Times-Union, 17 Feb. 2026
For plus-size travelers, Southwest has long been the exception in an industry designed for smaller bodies.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Plus-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-size. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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