as in rich
having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor)
after that huge Sunday brunch, everyone needed a full-bodied coffee
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Recent Examples of full-bodied
The mouth-feel is full-bodied, slightly thickened from reduction and the beans, yet still fluid enough to sop up with tortilla chips or cornbread.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Wine connoisseur and Congregation Member Howard Hoffman of Total Wine & More will lead sampling of eight full-bodied, herbaceous wines.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026
Stout is a full-bodied ale that lends toasty depth and hints of malt and hops to the broth.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
But things got bolder in 2026, thanks to a slew of full-bodied red manicures.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for full-bodied
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Wine connoisseur and Congregation Member Howard Hoffman of Total Wine & More will lead sampling of eight full-bodied, herbaceous wines.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026
Stout is a full-bodied ale that lends toasty depth and hints of malt and hops to the broth.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
But things got bolder in 2026, thanks to a slew of full-bodied red manicures.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for full-bodied
Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-bodied
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That night, Joost wanted to dine at a real restaurant like rich foreigners.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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The exempt areas include the Red Sea tourist resorts of Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh, Marsa Alam, as well as the antiquities-rich southern cities of Aswan and Luxor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Job growth is projected at a robust 10% by 2034.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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This year’s lineup though, is among the most robust it’s organized to date, with Post Malone, Twenty One Pilots and Zac Brown Band all listed as headliners, while Megan Moroney, Ravyn Lenae, Russell Dickerson and Dominic Fike are all on the bill as well.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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The legislation has stalled amid strong pushback from critics.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Kodai Senga got the ball for the Mets and turned in a strong performance in his season debut.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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But Newman had a hunch that when soil dries up, the antibiotics bacteria use to wage war might become more potent, simply because of evaporation.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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The launch indicated Iran’s missile arsenal was more potent than previously believed.—
Jiachuan Wu,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Full-bodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-bodied. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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