as in plump
having an excess of body fat
an overweight person who had difficulty running even a short distance
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Recent Examples of overweight
Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Wells Fargo reiterates Microsoft as overweight Wells Fargo raised its price target on the stock to $565 per share from $515.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 June 2025
For instance, on a domestic American Airlines itinerary, a single bag weighing 80 pounds would incur a $200 overweight fee.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
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Adjective
Berkshire controls almost 27% of the outstanding shares in Occidental Petroleum (OXY), which, combined with its Chevron (CVX) position, results in a significant overweight in the energy sector.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Wells Fargo reiterates Microsoft as overweight Wells Fargo raised its price target on the stock to $565 per share from $515.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Noun
Barclays initiates at overweight rating and $215 price target Analyst Ramsey El-Assal's price target was approximately 19% higher than Circle's closing price on Friday.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 June 2025
For instance, on a domestic American Airlines itinerary, a single bag weighing 80 pounds would incur a $200 overweight fee.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overweight
Adjective
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Remember, most healthy plant roots should be plump and white in color.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 July 2025
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Are your tomato vines covered in plump green fruits that just won't turn red?—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Other studies have shown that children whose families have food insecurity are more likely to have obesity.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
14 July 2025
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The procedure isn’t cosmetic, and despite the buildup of fat, lipedema isn’t related to obesity.—
Francesca Gilbard,
NBC news,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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The Italian potatoes that changed Jenn Harris’ mind about fat fries.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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Of course, more aggressive contributions and a stronger stock market would result in fatter accounts.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Plus, sitting for prolonged periods is gaining more attention as a health risk, especially considering our obese society that contributes greatly to our epidemics of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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People with conditions like heart disease, high blood pressure or high cholesterol should also be careful, along with people who smoke, are very inactive, are obese or are sedentary.—
Rebecca Powell,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Whimsy was also the domain of the Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose signature was a race of voluptuously bloated figures — denizens, from priests to bullfighters, of an almost cartoonish world that, to him, had to do not with corpulence but with the sensuality of human life.—
William McDonald,
New York Times,
28 Dec. 2023
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His thick musculature having bloated into unhealthy corpulence, Maradona was hospitalized in Buenos Aires in April 2004 with what doctors described as a weakened heart and acute breathing problems.—
Jeré Longman,
New York Times,
25 Nov. 2020
Adjective
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Good gaming features and simplified Google TV streaming round things out for a sweet package.—
Ryan Waniata,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
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Exquisitely known for their perfectly round shape and mirror like lustre.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Overweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overweight. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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