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Recent Examples of dumpy At the start of the production, when Blanche arrives at her sister’s dumpy apartment, a lithe young man (Jabez Sykes) contorts himself in abstract choreography. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025 In context, Franklin was critiquing a rather dumpy drawing of an eagle lacking a regal beak by the Society of the Cincinnati, which had adopted the nation’s bird as its symbol. Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024 In the premiere, Martha is made to look as dumpy and pathetic—and then as unhinged—as possible. Judy Berman, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024 In fact, it was released during the slightly less dumpy dump month of February — on February 13, 1991, with nationwide sneak previews on February 2, 1991. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dumpy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumpy
Adjective
  • While the development of McCarthy is important to the Vikings this season, Wentz probably gives Minnesota the best chance to move the ball against a stout Browns defense.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Hunter, acquired at the trade deadline last season in a move viewed at the time as fortifying an already stout roster, will likely be a mainstay in the starting lineup, at least while Strus is out.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The demolition of the former dilapidated Northridge Mall, which began last year, is finished.
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The restaurant is the joint labor of love for couple Wessie and Tradd Newton, who have stewarded the location from a dilapidated structure into a local institution.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Beckham Hotel Collection Queen Pillows Encased with a cotton cover and made from a down alternative filling, the pillows have a plump loft that feels like a wonderful combination of soft and slightly firm.
    Lindsey Greenfeld, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The set includes 18 pairs of eye masks to moisturize, freshen, plump, and brighten your skin.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Same premise as the exterior, but even more important: Don’t buy a car with a neglected interior.
    Jimmy Camp, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Close the Loop Following through on commitments is the simplest and yet shockingly most neglected way to earn long-term trust.
    Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Adjective
  • With the costume’s feet at knee-level, an elevated stage (and smoke machine) helped give the appearance that Klum was walking around on E.T.’s characteristically stumpy legs.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The heron turns out to be a stumpy man in a costume.
    Moeko Fujii, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
Adjective
  • However, Schwarber looks like a player right out of the old school with his stocky build.
    John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • During the poker game, Bowyer and one of his friends, a stocky guy named Michael Greenberg who had been a fixture at those long-ago high school poker games, began talking to a man seated at the card table.
    DAVID AMSDEN, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The lone crack in Yesavage’s sturdy exterior came in the first inning.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Newt, meanwhile, was a 40-pound boxer mix with notably stubby legs.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Some of the hands were too thick and the fingers were too stubby, and then some were too thin and the fingers were too long.
    EW.com, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Dumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumpy. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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