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corpulent

[kawr-pyuh-luhnt] / ˈkɔr pyə lənt /


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It blooms as the pages turn, like a prickly flower, beginning with the story of the corpulent, nerdy, sci-fi-obsessed title character growing up in Paterson, N.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

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

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

She watched a corpulent man beside her pull out a gold coin from a purse on his hip that looked to be near bursting.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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