as in plump
having an excess of body fat
the short and pudgy toddler had transformed into a tall, strapping teenager
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Recent Examples of pudgy
Short limbs and pudgy body shape make giant pandas susceptible to falls.
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Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
But the pudgy screwball specialist with the funky delivery emerged as the team’s ace in 1981, going 13-7 with a 2.48 ERA in 25 starts and winning the NL Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards, a performance that earned him a long leash in the postseason.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Fat Bear Week is a perennial attention-grabber for its pudgy Alaskan brown bears, but the frenzy is focused on a short time period.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
In the dining room, artisanal, woven-straw dining chairs surround the handmade table, watched over by two monumental Fernando Botero paintings—a juicy still life of a sliced watermelon, which hung in his own Colombian home for many years; and a portrait of a pudgy girl.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2024
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Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
But the pudgy screwball specialist with the funky delivery emerged as the team’s ace in 1981, going 13-7 with a 2.48 ERA in 25 starts and winning the NL Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards, a performance that earned him a long leash in the postseason.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Fat Bear Week is a perennial attention-grabber for its pudgy Alaskan brown bears, but the frenzy is focused on a short time period.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
In the dining room, artisanal, woven-straw dining chairs surround the handmade table, watched over by two monumental Fernando Botero paintings—a juicy still life of a sliced watermelon, which hung in his own Colombian home for many years; and a portrait of a pudgy girl.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pudgy
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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
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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
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The researchers also found that women who started menopause later had better lipid (fat) levels and fewer oxidative stress markers in their blood, which could explain this gap in heart health.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Health,
19 Apr. 2025
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Things got particularly ugly during 2016 presidential debates when he was asked to defend referring to women as fat pigs and slobs.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Original price: $104 For a round, stylish frame, go with these Ottoto Bellona frames.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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First, the basics: Your face is either oblong, oval, round, heart-shaped, or square.—
Julie Ricevuto,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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