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
Lenny says he and his brother were bullied for being chubby but also for being poor.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 May 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.
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Marlise Kast-Myers,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
When Frank asked him why a saint would visit a short, chubby guy with glasses who played goalie, Gus said very matter-of-factly that it was well known that ordinary folks and the poor often received such visions.
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David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
Jude had a round and chubby face.
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Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for chubby
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 May 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,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
When Frank asked him why a saint would visit a short, chubby guy with glasses who played goalie, Gus said very matter-of-factly that it was well known that ordinary folks and the poor often received such visions.
—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
Jude had a round and chubby face.
—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for chubby
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chubby
Adjective
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That observation eventually led to the discovery of Pitera, the brand's now-iconic ferment; this sheet mask is absolutely drenched in it to nourish and plump skin with amino acids, vitamins, and minerals.
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Amazon shoppers say the $22 Kahi Wrinkle Bounce Multi-Balm leaves their skin hydrated and plump.
Adjective
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Their effect has been dramatic with drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy (semaglutide) causing users to lose up to 15 percent of their body fat on average.
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The closest the visually drab movie comes to excitement is the introduction of an amusing if underused Jason Momoa as Lobo, an immortal bounty hunter who looks like a heavy-metal god (or maybe a lost member of Kiss), chomping on a fat cigar and roaring around on his flying motorcycle.
Adjective
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The 19-year-old was mocked as a late first-round, early second-round selection.
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The group filed its second lawsuit after the supervisors approved a lease in December allowing United Airlines to make four daily round-trip flights from Carlsbad to San Francisco and Denver.
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“Chubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chubby. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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