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as in plump
having an excess of body fat
the fleshy man slowly heaved himself out of his chair
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Recent Examples of fleshy
Thick, fleshy leaves give some contrast to lavender’s fine, needle-like foliage.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
Calla lilies spread quickly by means of fleshy underground stems known as rhizomes.
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Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
What feels like sci-fi resolves into a Realist worker portrait as a technological fantasy of efficiency chafes against the fleshy, earthly physical world.
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Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
The choice to show the full duration of their silent march gives us ample time to appreciate the magnitude of the moments before the moments, when whatever fleshy designs this man may have are yet to be realized and excitement and confusion flash through Annie’s inexperienced eyes.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
Calla lilies spread quickly by means of fleshy underground stems known as rhizomes.
—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
What feels like sci-fi resolves into a Realist worker portrait as a technological fantasy of efficiency chafes against the fleshy, earthly physical world.
—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
The choice to show the full duration of their silent march gives us ample time to appreciate the magnitude of the moments before the moments, when whatever fleshy designs this man may have are yet to be realized and excitement and confusion flash through Annie’s inexperienced eyes.
—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleshy
Adjective
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It is filled with a plump and juicy cod fish and drenched with Mexican crema, pico de gallo and cabbage.
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Craving a sweet juicy Georgia peach grown on a farm, but the choices in some stores might be still hard as a rock?
Adjective
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That observation eventually led to the discovery of Pitera, the brand's now-iconic ferment; this sheet mask is absolutely drenched in it to nourish and plump skin with amino acids, vitamins, and minerals.
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Amazon shoppers say the $22 Kahi Wrinkle Bounce Multi-Balm leaves their skin hydrated and plump.
Adjective
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Their effect has been dramatic with drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy (semaglutide) causing users to lose up to 15 percent of their body fat on average.
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The closest the visually drab movie comes to excitement is the introduction of an amusing if underused Jason Momoa as Lobo, an immortal bounty hunter who looks like a heavy-metal god (or maybe a lost member of Kiss), chomping on a fat cigar and roaring around on his flying motorcycle.
Adjective
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The 19-year-old was mocked as a late first-round, early second-round selection.
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The group filed its second lawsuit after the supervisors approved a lease in December allowing United Airlines to make four daily round-trip flights from Carlsbad to San Francisco and Denver.
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“Fleshy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleshy. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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