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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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My kids are old enough now to be aware of current events, old enough to feel some of that heaviness themselves.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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But, earlier this month, a heaviness hung in the air.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, a slow-release delivery system keeps sending hyaluronic acid and nutrients into your skin throughout the night, so the payoff is extra plumpness by morning.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2026
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Ultimately, this type of multi-level hydration yields longer-lasting plumpness and a lit-from-within glow.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
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As president, George H.W. Bush compared his dog, Ranger, to a blimp in a playful memo to White House staff noting a need to curb doggie treats because of canine corpulence.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
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
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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
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“Chunkiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunkiness. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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