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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pudgy
Adjective
  • At the top of that list is a hyaluronic acid serum that traps moisture and leaves my skin noticeably plump and dewy.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Fall is the prime time for planting garlic to grow your own large, plump cloves.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And when eaten in moderation, its fat content can contribute to satiety, helping meals feel more filling.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Step one is to reduce body fat, especially belly fat.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The classic trip is a 26-mile, four-hour round-trip from downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, to the twin border towns of McCaysville, Georgia, and Copperhill, Tennessee.
    Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The 6-ounce ramekins are round to provide even heat and are able to withstand oven temperatures of up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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

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“Pudgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pudgy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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