1
as in thick
having small pieces or lumps spread throughout
chunky peanut butter adds an interesting layer of texture when paired with jelly
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2
as in stout
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature
a chunky little toddler
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Recent Examples of chunky
Whole nuts and seeds, as well as chunky nut or seed butter spreads.
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Mara Santilli, SELF, 27 June 2025
The Gizeh is the perfect chunky sandal that's comfortable enough to walk in.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 26 June 2025
The e-uni rolls on chunky 16-inch tires, can reportedly handle 35-degree hill climbs, and is IPX6-rated for all-weather use.
—Paul Ridden
june 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2025
Calico hair is a new-ish trend that may remind you of the chunky highlights of the early aughts.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 18 June 2025
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Mara Santilli, SELF, 27 June 2025
The Gizeh is the perfect chunky sandal that's comfortable enough to walk in.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 26 June 2025
The e-uni rolls on chunky 16-inch tires, can reportedly handle 35-degree hill climbs, and is IPX6-rated for all-weather use.
—Paul Ridden
june 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2025
Calico hair is a new-ish trend that may remind you of the chunky highlights of the early aughts.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chunky
Adjective
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Lots of Rules, Lots of Cash Rules governing property and building codes are thick and can be incomprehensible to most homeowners.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Still the aftertaste of raspberry filling clings to her soft palate, as thick and heady and floral as menstrual blood.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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The 6-foot-4, 320-pounder needs to be better at anchoring, as he too often was driven into the backfield by stout nose tackles last season.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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Faison rushed for 1,109 yards and eight touchdowns for the Aggies last fall, averaging a stout 5.6 yards per carry.—
Chase Goodbread,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Before the era of inflation and taxes, stocks were a specialists’ forte of no interest to the broad population getting fat and happy on the bounty of the industrial revolution.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Estrogen also helps regulate blood sugar by supporting insulin production, improving insulin sensitivity, and reducing fat storage and inflammation.—
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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This lumpy book, full of redundant stories and unnecessary detours that provide little illumination but plenty of needless bulk, lacks participation by the group’s members and is not the biography that this great and important band deserves.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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Whether yours is filled with down, polyester, or something in between, knowing how to wash it properly can mean the difference between preserving its plush feel and ending up with a lumpy, flattened mess.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
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The Gritti’s dock-manager to Grazer’s left, foreground right in the shot, may be suspicious that his sturdy right elbow, offered for support during that parlous little leap from land to sea, is being roundly ignored.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Drawbacks of linen Linen’s slightly nubby, rougher texture may be perfect to one person and totally sandpapery to another.—
Kathleen Felton,
SELF,
19 Nov. 2024
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In keeping with that environment, the canape dishes are served on rough-textured, sandstone-style dishware, and the patio staff wear unstructured, nubby wool jackets.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Remember, most healthy plant roots should be plump and white in color.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 July 2025
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Are your tomato vines covered in plump green fruits that just won't turn red?—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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The New Shepard capsule's stubby single-stage booster roared to life just after 9:38 a.m. EDT, throttled up to full thrust and smoothly climbed away from Blue Origin's launch site near Van Horn, Texas.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
29 June 2025
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Videos posted to TikTok, Instagram and X in recent weeks show men braving blades very close to their eyes, in barber shops from Turkey to New Zealand, in a quest for stubby lashes.—
Nicole Mowbray,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Chunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunky. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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