as in plump
having an excess of body fat
the short and pudgy toddler had transformed into a tall, strapping teenager
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Recent Examples of pudgy
Its rounded edges and pudgy bun feet feel playful, but still sophisticated—like something that would elevate a child’s nursery or supply extra seating in a living room with a casually elegant aesthetic.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
Center Grove coach Zachary Hahn recalled first meeting him as a pudgy eighth grader.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2025
José Ramírez marched to the mound, stood beside Slider — Cleveland’s fuchsia, furry, pudgy, unspecified alien-bear-thing (bird?) — and waved a massive, red flag with white script letters that read: AL Central champions.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
There’s a lot of hype around the reveal of the contestants, which are the pudgiest bears in the park.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
Center Grove coach Zachary Hahn recalled first meeting him as a pudgy eighth grader.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2025
José Ramírez marched to the mound, stood beside Slider — Cleveland’s fuchsia, furry, pudgy, unspecified alien-bear-thing (bird?) — and waved a massive, red flag with white script letters that read: AL Central champions.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
There’s a lot of hype around the reveal of the contestants, which are the pudgiest bears in the park.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pudgy
Adjective
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Packed with multiple forms of hyaluronic acid, this milky lotion promises plump, glassy skin.—
Anita Bhagwandas,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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Niacinamide helps brighten and even things out, while hyaluronic acid floods skin with hydration for a plump, fresh look.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Warren Buffett, whose net worth runs into the hundreds of billions, doesn’t get a fatter Social Security check because of his fortune.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
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Beef tallow is rendered fat from cows, made from suet that surrounds the kidneys and other organs, according to UT MD Anderson.—
Ryan Brennan
May 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2026
Adjective
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Areas that do receive rain from round two will receive it for a much shorter duration.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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The second one, the one that exploded in Carter’s hands, was round with paper around it and about the size of a baseball.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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At the base of the terraces were sculpture gardens featuring Fernando Botero’s chubby bronze feline El Gato and Ji Yong-Ho’s black Lion, assembled from recycled tires.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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When Frank asked him why a saint would visit a short, chubby guy with glasses who played goalie, Gus said very matter-of-factly that it was well known that ordinary folks and the poor often received such visions.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Pudgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pudgy. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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