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Recent Examples of potbellied The Delaware Department of Agriculture is encouraging people who own potbellied pigs as pets to spay or neuter them to prevent unintended litters. Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022 Outside this church upon a mosque upon a church, a potbellied Arab sat on the steps, conspicuously reciting his Quran. Aatish Taseer Richard Mosse, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022 Other attractions include a catch-and-release fishing pond, winding mazes, and a petting zoo featuring potbellied pigs Big Mama and Elmer. Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Daybell was a jowly, potbellied man with an awkward, quiet demeanor, who gave off the air of a person who was deeply unsure of himself. Leah Sottile, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for potbellied
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potbellied
Adjective
  • Healthy roots are plump and silvery, white, or green in color.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Ten years and innumerable pounds of corn later, Laws Whiskey House still uses the plump and sweet grain from Burlington.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Harbor's enjoyably over-the-top Red Guardian continues to be a paunchy steal-stealer, Pullman scores a nice MCU debut as a complex mystery man, and Louis-Dreyfus reigns as a deliciously snarky antagonist.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • From the faded velvet booths, Instagram-happy tourists sidle up against paunchy men wearing trousers the same hue as their salmon terrine.
    airmail.news, airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Beyond that point, research suggests, any extra calories are stored as fat.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Federal health officials urged Americans to eat less fat.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Potbellied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potbellied. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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