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Recent Examples of plumped
But can it get plumped in post?
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Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Mar. 2026
Some, like tomatoes, can crack open if suddenly plumped up with water after struggling without it for a while.
—Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
Post application, my complexion is luminous, plumped and hydrated.
—Ellie Davis, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
Shop the Laneige lip mask that editors and celebrities both use, plus the Covergirl lip gloss that plumped up Kelsea Ballerini’s pout during a PEOPLE photoshoot.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
After a treatment, you are guided into a cavernous grey stone and wood relaxation room with six oversized day beds, plumped with heavy pillows and wool blankets.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Otis had won Fat Bear Week three times, but starting that year hit a dry spell in which he was constantly outshined by younger bears who plumped up with a quickness.
—Erin Berger, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2021
Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Mar. 2026
Some, like tomatoes, can crack open if suddenly plumped up with water after struggling without it for a while.
—Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
Post application, my complexion is luminous, plumped and hydrated.
—Ellie Davis, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
Shop the Laneige lip mask that editors and celebrities both use, plus the Covergirl lip gloss that plumped up Kelsea Ballerini’s pout during a PEOPLE photoshoot.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
After a treatment, you are guided into a cavernous grey stone and wood relaxation room with six oversized day beds, plumped with heavy pillows and wool blankets.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Otis had won Fat Bear Week three times, but starting that year hit a dry spell in which he was constantly outshined by younger bears who plumped up with a quickness.
—Erin Berger, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plumped
Verb
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They were bested by the Nashville Predators, 5-4 in a shootout, in what turned out to be a three-point game that elevated the Preds back into the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference and plopped the Kings back onto the wrong side of the playoff bubble.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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There has never been a more fitting opening to a season of a Bravo show than the marquee sign in front of Jax’s bar being taken down and unceremoniously plopped on the sidewalk.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The judge tossed conspiracy, attempted murder and risking a catastrophe counts.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The management also tossed pictures of his kids.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Plumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumped. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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