as in ponderousness
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Noun
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Palace were content with staying solid and hitting the visitors on the counter, but that quest for solidity created anxiety.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025 -
The season-ending anterior cruciate ligament tear suffered by the Brazilian centre-back Bremer in the Champions League tie away to RB Leipzig left Motta without one of his strongest defenders in October and, in time, chipped away at Juventus’ defensive solidity.—
Philip Buckingham,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There are a few mildly funny moments, such as Garfield suddenly finding out he’s been wearing a collar and tag the whole time, hidden under his furry avoirdupois.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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To make the most of the full fury of its hot-cam performance, the Integra was trimmed of 140 pounds of not-so-necessary avoirdupois.—
Barry Winfield,
Car and Driver,
21 May 2020
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“Cumbersomeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cumbersomeness. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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