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Recent Examples of pudgy Another soldier, pudgy and silent, filmed us with his phone, and the Italian activists filmed him in turn. Ben Ehrenreich, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025 As a pudgy teen in the small town of Sombor in northern Serbia, Jokić was just as interested in horse racing as basketball and was pushing 300 pounds while chugging three liters of soda a day. John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 Short limbs and pudgy body shape make giant pandas susceptible to falls. Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024 Its governor, Edward Jackson, was a close friend of the the Indiana Klan leader, D. C. Stephenson, a pudgy man with a reputation for high living, carousing, and trouble with the law. Tara McAndrew, JSTOR Daily, 25 Jan. 2017 See All Example Sentences for pudgy
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Adjective
  • 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
  • Katmai National Park and Preserve officials say the bears are magnificently plump ahead of the tournament.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Brushed with a maltose syrup glaze, the ducks roast in a custom oven over a water bath, where fat drips into water instead of flames, keeping the meat moist and the smoke clean.
    Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
  • These additions boost your smoothies' protein and healthy fat content, which can further moderate blood sugar response.
    Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • First-round defensive lineman Shemar Stewart was inactive Monday night due to an ankle injury and has had a quiet start so far.
    Josh Kendall, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Try looking at two one-way flights Flight aggregators, such as Google Flights, will display only round-trip flights from a single airline or two one-way flights from partner airlines.
    Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Beyond the fun of selecting a chubby champion, Fat Bear Week is also an opportunity to educate people about brown bears and their habitat in Alaska.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Still, there are plenty of chubby newcomers in the mix this year, ranging from young males to single females battling for the bulge.
    Gloria Dickie, Outside, 24 Sep. 2025

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