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
Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
What the research says: Consuming ACV regularly might reduce fasting blood sugar levels in people who experience overweight or obesity.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
In a world where slimness is often equated with health, a new Danish study has flipped the narrative: being slightly overweight, or even mildly obese, may not be as deadly as once thought.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Risk factors for developing breast cancer include smoking, heavy alcohol use, overweight and obesity.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
What the research says: Consuming ACV regularly might reduce fasting blood sugar levels in people who experience overweight or obesity.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
Jang noted that metabolic damage isn’t limited to those who are overweight.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
In a world where slimness is often equated with health, a new Danish study has flipped the narrative: being slightly overweight, or even mildly obese, may not be as deadly as once thought.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overweight
Adjective
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There were black burlat cherries, plump apricots, a basket of fragrant strawberries.—
Danielle Postel-Vinay,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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And this peptide serum delivers, with 10 different peptides (which serve to smooth lines and plump lax skin) housed in yet another copper peptide that delivers them deep into the skin.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
22 Oct. 2025
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For example, obesity induces chronic fat inflammation, which subsequently leads to systemic inflammation and perturbs the normal systemic metabolism.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Some causes of osteoarthritis include injury, preexisting joint disease, specific metabolic diseases such as obesity or type 2 diabetes, and genetics.—
Gina Park,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Milk Powder Like regular milk, non-fat milk powder can add more protein to your morning oatmeal, Johnson said.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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You were allowed to call people fat.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This condition, called pseudogynecomastia, is incredibly common considering that 2 in 5 men in the United States are classified as obese.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Those who are obese, are inactive or have a smoking habit are also at a higher risk, according to Mayo Clinic.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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As president, George H.W. Bush compared his dog, Ranger, to a blimp in a playful memo to White House staff noting a need to curb doggie treats because of canine corpulence.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 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
Adjective
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The round, frosted playing chips give the game a stylish look.—
Jaclyn Kaufman
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FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The fare is $11 round-trip or $6 one-way.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Overweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overweight. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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