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plump

[pluhmp] / plʌmp /


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I try the pork and corn pot-stickers with XO scallop sauce, plump, garlicky, fast.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

There, crawling on eight legs across the white sheets toward us, sporting a single dot on its back, was a deep-red, plump tick.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

The sun is out, again, and the grapes are plump and plentiful.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Progressive recovered faster than its peers from inflationary pressures, nabbing market share and growing plump on higher premiums, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

On the last day it snowed, she dragged from the farthest end of the island two plump beavers.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

Instead, she says many products on offer promising plumper skin and fuller hair, often marketed as anti-ageing, will already be aligned with what may appeal to those on weight-loss drugs.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2026

But Curtis hurls herself into this schtick with gusto — say, demanding a ring light and lip plumper for her passport photo — and gets you laughing anyway.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2025

Over the past half-century, as breeders selected for larger ears with more numerous and plumper, heavier kernels, they ended up choosing big plants with many leaves for photosynthesis and tall stalks.

From Science Magazine Oct. 25, 2023

Probably an orange/lemon hybrid, Meyer lemons have a lot less of an acid base than ordinary lemons, and they tend to look a little plumper.

From Salon Feb. 13, 2023

While I was tall and thin, like Dad, Ji-yong and Ji-yun were shorter and plumper, like Mom.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang

In heading to your local farmers’ market and purchasing the plumpest blackberries and eggplants from vendors you’ve come to recognize.

From New York Times Jul. 15, 2022

To guarantee the first, seek out local peaches, which have been tree-ripened — they've spent more time growing to their fullest, plumpest size and are harvested just before being brought to market.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2021

The oysters in the Hudson River around the Statue of Liberty are some of the plumpest and fastest growing Crassostrea virginica in the whole of New York harbor.

From The Guardian Nov. 17, 2016

Under the US system, however, some of the plumpest birds seem to get away with their plumage largely intact.

From BBC Oct. 4, 2016

When the platter of steaming crabs was passed around, Waverly was first and she picked the best crab, the brightest, the plumpest, and put it on her daughter’s plate.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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