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plump

[pluhmp] / plʌmp /


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I try the pork and corn pot-stickers with XO scallop sauce, plump, garlicky, fast.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

There, crawling on eight legs across the white sheets toward us, sporting a single dot on its back, was a deep-red, plump tick.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

Perhaps unspurprisingly, splitting a bill equally tends to encourage people to order more, or plump for the caviar and lobster, boosting the overall final bill for everyone.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

A taste of New England in West Hollywood, it quickly became known for fried clams and chowders harkening to Cimarusti’s Rhode Island childhood and plump lobster rolls filled with never-frozen lobster.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2026

I was chewing the fiber off them when a shower of plump orange nuts suddenly fell all over me, some knocking me on the head.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Instead, she says many products on offer promising plumper skin and fuller hair, often marketed as anti-ageing, will already be aligned with what may appeal to those on weight-loss drugs.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2026

Over the past half-century, as breeders selected for larger ears with more numerous and plumper, heavier kernels, they ended up choosing big plants with many leaves for photosynthesis and tall stalks.

From Science Magazine Oct. 25, 2023

Speculation around the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star’s face and figure began in 2014, when fans noticed that Jenner seemingly had plumper lips.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2023

Slice and dice the plumper varieties into salads, scones, or onto pavlova; coax them with a little heat and sugar into compote or jam.

From Salon Jun. 8, 2022

“And my sister,” says a woman opening the door, a plumper, younger, frownier version of Hildy.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

In heading to your local farmers’ market and purchasing the plumpest blackberries and eggplants from vendors you’ve come to recognize.

From New York Times Jul. 15, 2022

To guarantee the first, seek out local peaches, which have been tree-ripened — they've spent more time growing to their fullest, plumpest size and are harvested just before being brought to market.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2021

The oysters in the Hudson River around the Statue of Liberty are some of the plumpest and fastest growing Crassostrea virginica in the whole of New York harbor.

From The Guardian Nov. 17, 2016

Under the US system, however, some of the plumpest birds seem to get away with their plumage largely intact.

From BBC Oct. 4, 2016

When the platter of steaming crabs was passed around, Waverly was first and she picked the best crab, the brightest, the plumpest, and put it on her daughter’s plate.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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