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overweight

adjective as in heavier than average

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Hegseth took aim at the packed room’s waistlines, proclaiming that he no longer wanted to see “fat generals and admirals,” or overweight troops.

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Players are weighed every morning and those who return overweight after holidays are forced to train with extra kilograms strapped to their bodies.

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The official CDC list of conditions that could justify getting the vaccine is also extensive, including risk factors like being overweight, physically inactive or having ever smoked.

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And the number of overweight children aged five to nine years old has increased from 69 million to 147 million.

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Obesity is a severe form of being overweight, and is linked to a higher risk of type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers, in later life.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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