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voluptuous

[vuh-luhp-choo-uhs] / vəˈlʌp tʃu əs /


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Here beauty is celebrated with voluptuous rapture, setting the mood for “Oh, Yemanja,” a mythic, watery mother’s prayer from Tania León’s opera “Scourge of Hyacinths.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

Its narrative arc is as thoroughly well-documented as that voluptuous lobster spaghetti.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2024

Also voluptuous was Aisha Jackson’s aching “My Funny Valentine,” made into a torch anthem through Daryl Waters’s despairing orchestrations.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2023

"For instance, women in Bollywood films 30 years ago were more voluptuous than that globalised supermodel standard of beauty," Ms Vohra says.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2023

She looked more like me and Juanita now, strong and voluptuous, but tired from working so hard.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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