as in plump
having an excess of body fat
in America, Santa Claus is portrayed as a jolly but tubby older gentleman
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Recent Examples of tubby
Disney will be marking the tubby little cubby’s 100th birthday this year with a variety of events, licensing collaboration, publishing releases and merchandise throughout the world.
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K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
That Pete Hegseth is at the Pentagon instead of tubby Lloyd Austin.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Nov. 2025
K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
That Pete Hegseth is at the Pentagon instead of tubby Lloyd Austin.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tubby
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Advanced Night Ceramide Signature Anti-Aging Night Cream Think of this ceramide-rich formula as plump skin in a bottle.
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Instead of turning to cobbler this summer, put all of those juicy peaches and plump raspberries at the farmers’ market to good use with this stunning recipe.
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The smaller heritage breeds available had higher fat content and varied muscle structure when compared to modern commodity pork.
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Oxidation, rancidity, and fat separation all happen faster when ambient temperatures rise.
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With a round-of-32 game against Ivory Coast on Tuesday secured, Norway are dreaming of a run to the final on July 19.
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In partnership with Van Cleef & Arpels in 1962, Jackie replaced the baguettes with 12 marquise- and round-cut diamonds arranged to form a laurel wreath beneath the larger stones.
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“Tubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubby. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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