plumpish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plumpish
Adjective
  • Portable steamers and irons are bulky and require an outlet, time, and patience.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The frames are also bulkier, giving the glasses an oversized, stylish look.
    Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In retrospect, the 2015 title feels like a precursor to Breath of the Wild, with its sprawling open world design and technological wizardry that allowed an underpowered console to swing big with a game whose size was comparable to those running on beefier hardware.
    Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Lobel’s The red meat destination in section 134 is adding a beefy new option in 2025.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Each of the six shades are packed with vegan collagen, aloe, and seawater to keep skin juicy and plump.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The glosses are cruelty free and vegan, with a non-sticky formula and long-lasting, glossy finish that leaves lips looking hydrated and plump.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Torrez has a little Mike Tyson in him — a stocky 6-foot-2 steamroller who bullies his way inside with rib-crunching hooks.
    Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Some of the more notable characteristics of the American Badger is its stocky body with very short and powerful legs.
    Stan Tekiela, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
Adjective
  • Pally was courtside for the game and subsequent medal ceremony when cameras caught Curry tossing up a Mr. Throwback reference — chubby cheeks — from the podium.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Image Our collective longing to connect with animals is evident in the viral popularity of animal celebrities on social media — who can resist Pesto the chubby baby king penguin, Hua Hua the panda or Moo Deng, the ornery baby pygmy hippo?
    Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This is comparative to the cancer risk from alcohol use and being overweight, according to an April 14 news release from the university.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
  • KeyBanc on Thursday downgraded Microsoft from an overweight buy and removed its price target.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Forget about his origins as a pudgy second-round pick whose selection was made during a Taco Bell commercial.
    John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The brown roots of a peony have a center stem surrounded by several fleshy roots.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
  • From the region’s oldest producer, Filius comforts like a favorite T-shirt, with flavors of bright, fleshy lime, flower blossom, nougat, and seashells.
    Christina Pickard, Bon Appétit, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Plumpish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumpish. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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