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Recent Examples of heavyset The woman described the robbery suspect as a heavyset man with a beard, police said. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024 Armenta is a tall, heavyset man in his forties with a resonant baritone voice; Arias—three years younger, shorter, and thinner—sounds comically chirpy by comparison. Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024 Joaquín Guzmán Lopez appeared heavyset, with thick stubble on his jowls. Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024 The suspect was described as heavyset Black man with a beard. Jason Green, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for heavyset
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyset
Adjective
  • Layne faced a really stout Michigan defense in the season opener and predictably struggled, throwing three interceptions in a 34-17 loss.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Singing onstage at New York’s Beacon Theatre or puttering around her house in Brittany, Birkin appears shorter and stouter, with thin lips and sunspots.
    Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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
  • The formula gets bonus points for not feeling sticky, not traveling or feathering, and smoothing out lip lines for a plump, pouty effect.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The prickly pear extract soothe irration and the brand’s signature VIP O2 complex evens your skin tone and hydrates without any tightness, leaving your face plump, clean, and ready for anything.
    Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The passenger door opened and a thickset man with a short beard and mustache got out.
    Jamie Quatro, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
  • There’s a thickset dashboard dotted with prominent air vents and a thick, smooth center section that connects the door panels.
    Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 8 Aug. 2023
Adjective
  • The star’s lower, huskier baritone voice has always made an impact in BTS’ music with the star citing the likes of Bing Crosby, Eric Benet and Ruben Studdard as inspirations.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Carpenter is plainly a student of Parton’s, evoking her pinup styling (voluminous hair, big red lips), her persona (sharp with a knowing wink), and her voice, which is rich and husky and accompanied by a country lilt.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Heavyset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyset. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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