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as in juicy
full of juice
fleshy apples, the kind good for making cider
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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
The team developed a light-emitting phosphor compound that enabled succulents with fleshy leaves to charge in sunlight or indoor LED light in just a couple of minutes, and then emit a soft uniform glow that lasts up to two hours.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
How to control herbaceous perennial weeds in the garden
Plants that overwinter below ground as any number of fleshy root-type plants, employ a different strategy.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Far from an expression of compassion toward animals, it was inspired by a sense of all fleshy things as evil.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 4 Aug. 2025
Esparza led us to a pair of women who were serving thick, eggy fritters encasing pacaya, bracingly bitter palm flowers, harvested from the tree’s fleshy spikes and served with beans and rice.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
How to control herbaceous perennial weeds in the garden
Plants that overwinter below ground as any number of fleshy root-type plants, employ a different strategy.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Far from an expression of compassion toward animals, it was inspired by a sense of all fleshy things as evil.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 4 Aug. 2025
Esparza led us to a pair of women who were serving thick, eggy fritters encasing pacaya, bracingly bitter palm flowers, harvested from the tree’s fleshy spikes and served with beans and rice.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The former vice-president’s characterizations of peers such as Pete Buttigieg (talented but too gay for the America to accept as her running mate), and Josh Shapiro (an egoist) are not particularly juicy, but have already caused bad blood.—
Book Marks
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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For those with thinner lips, glossy or satin textures add depth for a fuller effect, while a matte formula gives naturally plump lips a velvety backdrop that makes the rich pigment pop.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
26 Sep. 2025
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Katmai National Park and Preserve officials say the bears are magnificently plump ahead of the tournament.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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Brushed with a maltose syrup glaze, the ducks roast in a custom oven over a water bath, where fat drips into water instead of flames, keeping the meat moist and the smoke clean.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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These additions boost your smoothies' protein and healthy fat content, which can further moderate blood sugar response.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
2 Oct. 2025
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First-round defensive lineman Shemar Stewart was inactive Monday night due to an ankle injury and has had a quiet start so far.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Try looking at two one-way flights Flight aggregators, such as Google Flights, will display only round-trip flights from a single airline or two one-way flights from partner airlines.—
Michelle Baran,
AFAR Media,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Fleshy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleshy. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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