as in plump
having an excess of body fat
the chubby baby had slimmed down by the time she was a toddler
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Recent Examples of chubby
Jude had a round and chubby face.
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Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
One woman filled a tray with 30 pieces of the chubby bread.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
At the base of the terraces were sculpture gardens featuring Fernando Botero’s chubby bronze feline, El Gato, and Ji Yong-Ho’s black Lion, assembled from recycled tires.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
For those keen on lip liner, Refy’s chubby lip blur yields a similar effect.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for chubby
Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
One woman filled a tray with 30 pieces of the chubby bread.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
At the base of the terraces were sculpture gardens featuring Fernando Botero’s chubby bronze feline, El Gato, and Ji Yong-Ho’s black Lion, assembled from recycled tires.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
For those keen on lip liner, Refy’s chubby lip blur yields a similar effect.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for chubby
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chubby
Adjective
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At Pan Asian restaurant Oriental, the lobster comes to the beachside tables looking like plump scoops of ice cream, and is best ordered alongside the black pepper wagyu beef.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Look for cherries that are bright, plump and firm.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Buccal fat refers to the natural fat tissues in the midface and lower face, responsible for the rounded soft jaw shape.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Nice, juicy, fat, heirloom, or slicer tomato.—
Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Beef cheeks and tongues, Frenched racks of lamb, glistening hams, poulet de Bresse, and rabbits still with their heads, round eyes blinkless under long lashes frozen in the ice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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There’s a noticeable churn of locals on the round floor—shoppers having coffee in Le Bar Long, friends holding a baby shower over brunch—which makes the property feel like a neighborhood hangout.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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“Chubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chubby. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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