corpulence

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Villeneuve and storyboard artist Sam Hudecki spent weeks brainstorming approaches to the Baron’s physicality, trying to convey a sense of muscularity along with corpulence.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2021

How did Coke and other soft drinks become such significant contributors to citizens’ corpulence?

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2015

He’s confined to his apartment due to his corpulence as he tries to make peace with his past and reconcile with his daughter.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2014

If one embarks on a tour of animal corpulence, spiraling out from captivity to the wild, a seemingly growing army of rotund beasts rounds into view.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2012

He began to cultivate his corpulence and general physical dilapidation.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy