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Recent Examples of zaftig
While dashing through the food hall at River Street Marketplace in San Juan Capistrano, on my way to the train station, a stack of these exceptionally zaftig cookies stopped me dead in my tracks.
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Cena, who once filmed Trainwreck pretending to be a closeted bodybuilder desperate for zaftig comedian Amy Schumer’s affection, understands that the joke’s on him better than anyone.
—Oliver Bateman, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Need a zaftig character actor with a sweet smile and a can-do attitude?
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2024
Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Cena, who once filmed Trainwreck pretending to be a closeted bodybuilder desperate for zaftig comedian Amy Schumer’s affection, understands that the joke’s on him better than anyone.
—Oliver Bateman, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Need a zaftig character actor with a sweet smile and a can-do attitude?
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zaftig
Adjective
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According to myth, the buxom bowl of the Champagne coupe was modeled after the breasts of Marie Antoinette.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
4 Jan. 2026
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Still, Christmas Vacation is worth watching alone for Randy Quaid's Cousin Eddie and Chevy Chase's fumbling encounter with a buxom department store salesperson.—
Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Bombshell reporting by none other than the Daily Mail revealed that Bryon Noem harbors a voracious appetite for the voluptuous things in life.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
1 Apr. 2026
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Foote records as Leech, runs the great Peak Oil label, and is general manager of the storied Kranky, while Dickow has amassed a vast catalog of brittle yet voluptuous electronic music as Strategy.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Witch hazel matures into shapely shrubs that bloom annually.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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The shapely 24-year-old advertising saleswoman wore a black swimsuit with a white Playboy bunny across the front.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The curvaceous Ioniq 6 saw a 75 percent sales drop compared to the same time last year to just 829 units, but the Ioniq 5—which is now built locally near Savannah, Georgia—saw an increase of 14 percent to 9,790 units.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2026
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The audio giant just unveiled five bonkers iterations of its Beolab 90 standing speaker to celebrate its anniversary, each akin to a curvaceous work of art with a powerhouse sound system built within.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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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The viral hippo, who turned 1 year old in July 2025, rose to fame shortly after her birth for her cute features, including her chubby, pink cheeks and tummy rolls.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Bolton notes that in art, the corpulent body has almost entirely been used as a fertility symbol.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Snug bucket seats challenge corpulent occupants, but look fantastic, as does the expanse of quilted leather that covers the parcel shelf behind the driver and passenger.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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As the GIs raise their guns, a pudgy hand in the backseat tears a strip of white cloth from his companion’s petticoat for the chauffeur to hang out the window.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Small bites from Ssal, such as a pudgy scallion pancake, might appear on the menu.—
Mario Cortez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Briefly appearing in a TikTok video about the new MacBook Neo, a brand-new, rotund character based on Apple's iconic Finder application, the file manager on Apple computers, is taking the internet by storm.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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His rotund frame and bald head gave him the appearance of a human bowling ball.—
Gabriel Sherman,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Zaftig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zaftig. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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