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Recent Examples of big-boned
Speaking of big dude, the chair is rated for the big-boned as well.
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New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025
Jean-Yves Thibaudet was the right guest in every way for the big-boned performance at the Huntington.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Many enduring genres crystallized in the mid-thirties—the screwball comedy, the grand-scale action adventure, big-boned literary adaptations, the modern musical (a template exemplified by the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers)—and all were illuminated and endorsed by Sennwald.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 May 2025
The last time Jez Butterworth and Sam Mendes rode into Broadway on the back of a big-boned new play, smothered in five-star reviews and Olivier awards, there were geese, and babies, and bunnies.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025
Jean-Yves Thibaudet was the right guest in every way for the big-boned performance at the Huntington.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Many enduring genres crystallized in the mid-thirties—the screwball comedy, the grand-scale action adventure, big-boned literary adaptations, the modern musical (a template exemplified by the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers)—and all were illuminated and endorsed by Sennwald.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 May 2025
The last time Jez Butterworth and Sam Mendes rode into Broadway on the back of a big-boned new play, smothered in five-star reviews and Olivier awards, there were geese, and babies, and bunnies.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for big-boned
Adjective
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Sampson is a lanky 6-foot-4 guard.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Native to Mexico, these flowering plants are somewhat lanky shrubs in their natural habitat.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Mars Power Wide-Leg Jeans Fully lean into the baggy trend with these high-rise, wide-leg jeans, which have a loose fit all the way through the legs.—
Michelle Rostamian,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Previous guidance urged Americans to prioritize lean protein.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Mike, played by a rangy, companionable Hugh Jackman, is a striving singer in Milwaukee who has battled the bottle, cannot consistently pay his mortgage, and keeps himself going by appearing at the state fair dressed up to look (and sound) like Don Ho.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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The senior captain is rangy with rare speed and explosiveness for his frame (6-4, 240), and showcases his safety background in coverage with the ability to lock down tight ends and running backs in space.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Unlike skinny jeans, this style is fitted through the thigh and keeps a consistent width through the ankle, resulting in a tailoredlook.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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For their casual stroll around town, Shayk opted for controversial Gen Z-forward leather skinny jeans and an oversized leather bomber.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Fed by a spring, the shallow and weedy water warmed to create a comfortable fish nursery.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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Hand-weeding or applying appropriate herbicides when the weedy plants are young and immature will give you the best results.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
30 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In the summer, spider plants produce small white flowers and rafts of baby spider plants on long, wiry stalks that trail from the plant.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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In a new trailer for The Death of Robin Hood released on January 6, Jackman swaps out his clean-shaven ethos for a rugged silver fox transformation, complete with a long grizzled beard and wiry gray hair.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, other plants struggle when light levels drop in winter, developing spindly stems and discolored leaves.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Jan. 2026
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Making the most of his spindly body and LaGuardia High School–bred smirk, Chalamet uses his inescapable boyishness completely to his advantage, bringing an immature audacity to the classic in-over-his-head operator.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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But his voice is still warm and reedy—a deviated septum helps give it that slight nasal edge—and the notes land precisely, if not predictably.—
Alex Abramovich,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Then, there’s a creepy, reedy Charlie Plummer doing his best Caleb Landry Jones as Gary, #5, who goads other players into shedding down to their weakest points to eliminate them.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Sep. 2025
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