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
Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
Are overweight or belong to a large breed.
—Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
The ex-125-pound champ also came in overweight for that bout.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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Adjective
Several factors can influence a man’s likelihood of developing the potentially deadly disease, including age, a family history of breast cancer and being overweight, the CDC says.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
Are overweight or belong to a large breed.
—Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Noun
Patients seeking treatment for weight loss should consult a physician trained in management of overweight or obesity.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
The ex-125-pound champ also came in overweight for that bout.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overweight
Adjective
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The abalone is plump and toothsome, yet still tender and accompanied by asparagus kissed by the fire.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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Post use, skin looks and feels more plump and less inflamed, with redness virtually gone and fine lines softened.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Many earlier studies linking weight cycling to cardiovascular and metabolic risk failed to adequately control for confounding factors including age, underlying health status and the cumulative burden of obesity over time.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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With so many drugs in the pipeline, the future of treating obesity, and who uses which treatment, could look very different.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Made with the unctuous 8-percent-fat milk of the water buffalo—animals that may have arrived in the area via the Normans by way of Sicily, or perhaps by the Goths coming from Central Asia—buffalo mozzarella has been produced at least since the twelfth century.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The review found no evidence that each cycle of weight loss and regain strips progressively more muscle than fat.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The phrase assumes that fatness belongs firmly in the past, yet the very need for such a term suggests otherwise.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Because this isn't a book about fatness, despite the central plotline.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Research comparing obese and non-obese horses has found that their serum lipid profile closely mirrors that of obese humans, with the same elevations in free fatty acids and the same patterns of fatty acid accumulation associated with inflammation.—
Joshua Moen,
STAT,
8 June 2026
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McAllen also has the second-highest share of obese teenagers, according to the study.—
Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Noun
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And the blue velvet armchair was empty but for the permanent impression of his corpulence.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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Kajumba was a laconic man, rail‑thin, with the type of largish head that suggested nature had intended him for corpulence, even as circumstance had conspired to keep him slender.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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It was shaped like a cheap plastic GPS device with a yellow body and a round light-sensing eye on top connected by a little neck.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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This day in sports history 1954 — Rocky Marciano scores a 15-round unanimous decision over Ezzard Charles at New York to retain the world heavyweight title.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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“Overweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overweight. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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