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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These plus-size summer dresses check all those boxes.
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Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
The app doesn’t yet work well for plus-size, non-binary or adaptive body types.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Clothing brand Torrid was founded in 2001, targeting a younger demographic of plus-size consumers.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Ashley Graham also got her start in the plus-size modeling industry by posing in campaigns for Torrid.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 11 June 2025
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Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
The app doesn’t yet work well for plus-size, non-binary or adaptive body types.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Clothing brand Torrid was founded in 2001, targeting a younger demographic of plus-size consumers.
—Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Ashley Graham also got her start in the plus-size modeling industry by posing in campaigns for Torrid.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for plus-size
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“Plus-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-size. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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