as in plump
having an excess of body fat
a corpulent, elegantly dressed opera singer came out and sang, and we knew it was over
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Recent Examples of corpulent
But as the public elects the most corpulent contender, some will take more than just bulk into consideration.
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
Many of his pictures were of corpulent figures poised between caricature and pathos.
—Stephen Kinzer, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
The Horatio Alger myth, a formulaic saga that impoverished youths fortuitously assisting prosperous corpulent strangers needing help will be rewarded with a life of prosperity is a fiction.
—Time, 17 Aug. 2023
The corpulent clouds in Delaunay’s Tour Rouge (1911–12), for instance, bear no closer equivalents than those painted by Fernand Léger during the same years, visible across the Guggenheim’s atrium in a rendering of Parisian rooftops.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
Many of his pictures were of corpulent figures poised between caricature and pathos.
—Stephen Kinzer, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
The Horatio Alger myth, a formulaic saga that impoverished youths fortuitously assisting prosperous corpulent strangers needing help will be rewarded with a life of prosperity is a fiction.
—Time, 17 Aug. 2023
The corpulent clouds in Delaunay’s Tour Rouge (1911–12), for instance, bear no closer equivalents than those painted by Fernand Léger during the same years, visible across the Guggenheim’s atrium in a rendering of Parisian rooftops.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpulent
Adjective
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All of this bounty was contained in a tortilla that is pleasingly plump without being structurally compromised.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
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There were black burlat cherries, plump apricots, a basket of fragrant strawberries.—
Danielle Postel-Vinay,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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McRib nutritional facts Per McDonald's nutritional facts, a McRib has 520 calories, 28 grams of fat, 24 grams of protein and 46 grams of carbs.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Many of those fish were taken in the fall, when mullet were fat with roe.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The matriarch of the legendary football family and mother of Jason Kelce and younger brother Chiefs tight end, and Swift fiancé Travis Kelce, looks menacingly at the camera as her profile is reflected in a round mirror in the background.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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So, George drove 100 miles round-trip two days in a row just to visit.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Corpulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpulent. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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