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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However, the Bucks fired him, as the team’s stout defense collapsed (no duh) with Holiday gone.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Wolverines defense has been stout all over the field with an anchor between the posts in junior Jackson Friedman.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Mashal was tall and stocky, with a gentle, pensive face.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Or book an unforgettable helicopter tour to the remote sands of Nova Scotia’s Sable Island National Park Reserve, known for having the world’s largest breeding colony of gray seals and more than 500 stocky wild horses.—
Carolyn Heller,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Your skin becomes more sensitive and dry with age, according to our experts, and elastin and collagen — proteins that keep the skin firm and plump — are underproduced.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
24 Jan. 2026
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Aside from her flawless complexion, Peltz Beckham is known for her pout, and several StyleCaster editors wanted to know what her secret is to those iconic plump lips.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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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The passenger door opened and a thickset man with a short beard and mustache got out.—
Jamie Quatro,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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The team can help plan reindeer and husky rides, reindeer farm visits, snowmobiles tours across the area’s fells and taiga forests, or Aurora-chasing tours, guided by local experts.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2025
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Something had pulled it out of the tree, breaking off the husky limb on which it was tied.—
William J. McRae,
Outdoor Life,
26 Nov. 2025
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“Heavyset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyset. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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