as in stout
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature
has the heavyset build of a weight lifter
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Recent Examples of heavyset
The girl described the suspect as a male, approximately 6 feet tall, heavyset, with dark tan skin and dark brown, medium-length hair extending to his ears, visible beneath a hooded sweatshirt.
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Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The photos showed several heavyset Guardsmen in military fatigues carrying rifles and duffle bags, drawing online derision for their overweight appearance.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025
Andre was shorter and heavyset, with a long beard and pugnacious face.
—Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
For those of us who are still tall (but not NBA tall) and broad or heavyset, the E-Win Flash XL should do the the trick nicely.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The photos showed several heavyset Guardsmen in military fatigues carrying rifles and duffle bags, drawing online derision for their overweight appearance.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025
Andre was shorter and heavyset, with a long beard and pugnacious face.
—Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025
For those of us who are still tall (but not NBA tall) and broad or heavyset, the E-Win Flash XL should do the the trick nicely.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heavyset
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyset
Adjective
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He's been deemed good to go and joins a stout rotation that this season will include Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola, Cristopher Sánchez and Jesús Luzardo.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Keuilian, a stout, bearded fifty-one-year-old, founded Fit Body Boot Camp, a global personal-training franchise, in 2010, and now lives in Chino Hills, California.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The stocky, square shape is inspired by the traditional Japanese kurinuki technique, where artisans would hollow out a block of clay.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Apr. 2026
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Knuble is a stocky and strong 5-11 forward whose game is defined by its pro habits, work ethic, drive and instincts on and off the puck.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Hyaluronic acid and collagen help visibly hydrate and plump skin, smoothing the appearance of lines, crow’s feet and crepey texture for a flawless makeup look.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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From having the viscous juices of decomposed leaves that kept her plump leak through a tear in her side, as happened to a few of her siblings.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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As the Presidential election approached, Kabila was increasingly unpopular, and a viable opponent was found: Félix Tshisekedi, a thickset, pugnacious man who was the son of a prominent opposition leader.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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Even though thickset Mandarin characters on every wall extolled the virtues of the Chinese Dream, Xi Jinping's campaign to rejuvenate Chinese nationalism, the town had a frontier feel, as if Beijing's hawkeyed gaze hadn't yet crept over the moonscape mountains.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Feb. 2025
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Several husky owners echoed how quickly the screams can escalate.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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One such pet, Lainey, a husky shepherd, was found after going missing in Arizona with the help of a neighbor's Ring camera.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Heavyset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyset. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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