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plump

adjective as in chubby, fat

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The S&P 500 has plumped up to 25 times projected earnings from 19 times three years ago.

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“I have many other dresses, Miss Lumley. Anyway, this one scarcely fits me anymore. I think I am getting plump!”

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To understand why plump housekeepers jog faster when heading downhill, consult Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation.

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I was told my treatments would take weeks or months to kick in, slowly tightening and plumping up my skin.

Their plump bodies plopped into the surf, and then they started to hunt.

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

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