as in soft
giving easily to the touch
his daughter playfully poked at his flabby belly
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Recent Examples of flabby
There is a counterargument on Musk, rooted in two factors: One is that Musk’s disruption was aimed at a federal government that many Americans agree is swollen and flabby.
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 29 May 2025
In the first season, when jokes went flabby or the writers didn’t know how to finish a skit, a fake cow was dropped from the rafters.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
At a hefty 2 hours and 24 minutes, the film is flabby, not jacked, and lacking in an unpredictable live-wire element.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
His pale face and flabby jowls belie too much time spent under fluorescent office lighting, too little in the gym.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 29 May 2025
In the first season, when jokes went flabby or the writers didn’t know how to finish a skit, a fake cow was dropped from the rafters.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
At a hefty 2 hours and 24 minutes, the film is flabby, not jacked, and lacking in an unpredictable live-wire element.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
His pale face and flabby jowls belie too much time spent under fluorescent office lighting, too little in the gym.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flabby
Adjective
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Between its dig-free straps, silky-soft performance fabric, and light Spanxsmooth compression, this one-and-done outfit is a unicorn of travel-friendly pieces, offering all-day comfort in one singular silhouette that’s just as easy to style under a cardigan, zip-up, or jacket.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Jan. 2026
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Shoppers agree the set feels ultra-soft.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Everyone was wearing the floppy style, from movie stars to the kid in your homeroom.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
11 Jan. 2026
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Fashion stylist Ashley Dorough recommends styles that fall somewhere between floppy and snugly fitting on your head.—
Alison Syrett Cleary,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Overwatering The main reasons orchid roots get mushy and cause leaf wilt are overwatering or poor drainage, according to Kondrat.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2026
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Fresh fish should look bright, smell clean like the ocean, and feel firm, never dull, sour, or mushy.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
12 Jan. 2026
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Red bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside bones that produces all types of blood cells.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Dec. 2025
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Here are details on mouth-watering apple pies that are worthy of a holiday feast, and the pasty pies filled with spongy chunks of dry apple that are hard to chew.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
26 Nov. 2025
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Other signs of overwatering are dark spots on the leaves and squishy stems.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Dec. 2025
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If their system works, the squishy descendants of WALL-E and R2D2 can look forward to undersea adventures – or in their miniature versions á la Fantastic Voyage, adventures inside your own body.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Dec. 2025
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