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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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Get these two buxom blondes on a road trip.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The era of the boxy, clean silhouette is giving way to voluptuous, biomorphic, curved pieces that aren't afraid of a little embellishment.—
Sophie Aliece Hollis,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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The engine’s power is delivered as a seamless, voluptuous stream of thrust that plays eerily well with the eight-speed dual-clutch transmission.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Regular Janes posted their amateurish snapshots, showcasing lean yet shapely physiques attained through weight training, minimal to no cardio, and a caloric intake generous enough to make Marie Claire vomit.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Other highlights include a curvaceous living room lined with glass, a formal dining room, and a fireside family room that connects to a kitchen outfitted with custom cabinetry, two islands, top-tier appliances, and a breakfast nook.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
17 Dec. 2025
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The highlight, though, is in its design — playful and curvaceous, all warm materials and light.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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In Victorious Cupid, Caravaggio demolished Renaissance ideals of the chubby, celestial putto by depicting a young god with the body of an Adonis and the face and feet of a cheeky street urchin.—
Tobias Grey,
Air Mail,
27 Dec. 2025
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Unlike chubby tamales wrapped in corn husks, the Oaxacan version is flatter, with a more balanced mix of masa and filling, and steamed in a banana leaf that imparts a grassy aroma.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
20 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Their former owner must have been a tall, corpulent man; otherwise there was no explaining the difference between the wearer and the worn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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He's described in Fire & Blood as clever, well-spoken, and corpulent.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
8 Jan. 2026
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Center Grove coach Zachary Hahn recalled first meeting him as a pudgy eighth grader.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This movie re-creates the makeover montage, replete with the prosthetics and the gay brother, as well as the party scene wherein the protagonist must appear as both themselves and their rotund elderly character.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2025
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VanTuyle wound up doing the walrus voice for the final version of the movie, which just might make the tusk, whiskered, somewhat dopey and pleasingly rotund character a star.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
26 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Zaftig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zaftig. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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