as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat
a bit of chubbiness is normal in very small children
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Noun
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According to the administration, several popular medications — including the blockbuster obesity drugs Zepbound and Wegovy — are being offered at a discount.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Cagrilintide might also ease some of GLP-1 drugs’ common gastrointestinal side effects, such as severe nausea and vomiting, says Jesse Richards, an internal medicine and obesity clinician at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine.—
Bethany Brookshire,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This enables, for example, ultra-fast charging while requiring only thinner cables, which saves weight and costs.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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The relentless weight of longing is largely absent from Fennell’s vision.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Chubbiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chubbiness. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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