corpulent
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Colombian artist Fernando Botero, who gained worldwide fame with his sculptures and paintings of corpulent figures, has died at the age of 91.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2023
We have impressive caviar-punctuated omakases and dragon-roll specials so corpulent and substantially garnished that they require steak knives.
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2022
In his sweeping 1965 novel “Dune,” Herbert introduced one for the ages: a corpulent, power-hungry sadist with the suitably sinister name of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2021
Resurrected in this corpulent display, Crowe might transform Ailes into the bad guy of the summer; he certainly spent as much time in a makeup chair as your average villain in a superhero blockbuster.
From Washington Post • Jun. 12, 2019
I had expected that Mr. Gatsby would be a florid and corpulent person in his middle years.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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