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Adjective
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If a lightweight vacuum is at the top of your wishlist, this model delivers without feeling bulky or heavy.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025 -
From bulky cuties to thick teddies, brown bears from Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska spent all summer chomping down on salmon to compete in this year's annual Fat Bear Week.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His pho stands out with its beefy broth, layered with smoke from the charred aromatics and fall-apart brisket.—
Bao Ong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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So Ben drove his wife, and their youngest daughter in her car seat, to Gart and bought her a pair of beefy waterproof leather Sorel Asystec hiking boots.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
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For those with thinner lips, glossy or satin textures add depth for a fuller effect, while a matte formula gives naturally plump lips a velvety backdrop that makes the rich pigment pop.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
26 Sep. 2025
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Katmai National Park and Preserve officials say the bears are magnificently plump ahead of the tournament.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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However, Schwarber looks like a player right out of the old school with his stocky build.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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During the poker game, Bowyer and one of his friends, a stocky guy named Michael Greenberg who had been a fixture at those long-ago high school poker games, began talking to a man seated at the card table.—
DAVID AMSDEN,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Botero Museum, celebrating the Colombian artist known for his signature paintings of chubby people and parrots, is not to be missed and is free.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The younger Hill was a sensitive and proudly chubby tween boy—not good at fighting or football, but handy with a sewing machine and a master of prop comedy.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The investment bank, which has an overweight rating on shares, raised its price target to $240 from $200.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Wegovy can also protect the heart in those who are overweight and at risk.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These include pudgy realtor and aspiring petting-zoo owner Dawn (Danielle Brooks) and Henry’s blowsy school vice principal (Jennifer Coolidge), who falls in love with one of the Overworld’s unibrow villagers who enters the real-world dimension.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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In the first image in the carousel, the back of Bieber’s head obscures the toddler’s face, though Jack’s pudgy hand can be seen grabbing a hold of his dad’s ear.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Named for its thick, fleshy petals, leatherflower is a particularly lovely native clematis.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
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The bite landed on Dottie's wattle, the fleshy red tissue hanging from a chicken's beak that helps regulate body temperature.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Plumpish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumpish. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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