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plump

adjective as in chubby, fat

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The setting is a placid pond, on whose banks sits a plump and serene fellow in a kimono, his eyes closed.

Justice Kennedy might have spared the country a prolonged fit of insanity by plumping the other way in Obergefell and letting voters hash out the issue themselves.

Cooper, who described herself as "rather plump" as a teenager, worried about disappointing her.

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In short, collagen helps to keep our skin plump, our joints and bones strong, and our hair and nails healthy.

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Lucy Thomas, a 19-year-old student in Glasgow, is one of those younger voters who plumped for Labour last year, but does not support them as much now.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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