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Recent Examples of chunkiness
Here, the nude color smartly offsets the chunkiness of the platform, making the legs look miles long.
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Shelby Comroe, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
Project Cloud Nita Platform Sneakers Despite their chunkiness, the platforms are super lightweight and stable, thanks to a grippy non-slip rubber sole.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Shelby Comroe, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
Project Cloud Nita Platform Sneakers Despite their chunkiness, the platforms are super lightweight and stable, thanks to a grippy non-slip rubber sole.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chunkiness
Noun
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For anyone looking for support without the heaviness of traditional pieces, the brand stands out for that balance.—
Malana VanTyler,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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And fiction offers a way to interrogate some of the heaviness and how it might be caused by our systems.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Because this isn't a book about fatness, despite the central plotline.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hydration levels directly affect the plumpness of skin.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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Get the plumpness without the needles with this ultra-hydrating moisturizer that leaves skin supple and glowy for 24 hours, per the brand.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And the blue velvet armchair was empty but for the permanent impression of his corpulence.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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Kajumba was a laconic man, rail‑thin, with the type of largish head that suggested nature had intended him for corpulence, even as circumstance had conspired to keep him slender.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Rowley also says not getting enough sleep is linked with cardiometabolic disorders like diabetes and obesity, as well as cardiovascular problems.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
2 May 2026
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The World Health Organization lists age, obesity, alcohol and tobacco use and family history as factors that contribute to breast cancer.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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“Chunkiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunkiness. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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