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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On fashion runways, fewer than 1 percent of looks presented in the recent season were on models considered plus-size.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
Southwest risks losing loyalty among plus-size travelers to competitors like Alaska Airlines, which maintains its refund policy for extra seats for customers of size.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Best plus-size winter wedding guest dresses Many brands offer sizing up to XL, which makes them, frankly, inaccessible to so many shoppers.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2025
Bee Hobbes is living her best life as Bianca Von Honey, plus-size adult film star extraordinaire.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
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Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
Southwest risks losing loyalty among plus-size travelers to competitors like Alaska Airlines, which maintains its refund policy for extra seats for customers of size.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Best plus-size winter wedding guest dresses Many brands offer sizing up to XL, which makes them, frankly, inaccessible to so many shoppers.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2025
Bee Hobbes is living her best life as Bianca Von Honey, plus-size adult film star extraordinaire.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 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 12 Dec. 2025.
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