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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
  • Her signature sweet and savory pastries, including the hearty Breakfast Machine with roasted Yukon gold potatoes, sausage, egg, bacon and cheddar; the plump almond croissant and the Tarte au Citron Meringue often sell out, so folks in-the-know preorder online.
    Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Crisp apple and pear slices, and plump figs add a touch of crunch and freshness.
    Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Some recent research into low-carb, higher-fat diets like the carnivore diet shows potential improvement in markers for cardiovascular health.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Any Hollywood bigshot with her bank account might choose to spend their fat paychecks on luxury cars, 10-bedroom mansions, and cushy private jets.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • To end her portion of the show, Swift sat at a round table with Fallon who asked about the inspiration behind some of her tracks.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This is what the round red pinhole is for—simply hold it up to one of your eyes and look through it, scanning the room for a glowing red light.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 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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