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plump

[pluhmp] / plʌmp /


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They tend to be little, plump, tucked in, braided or rolled up; they have the proportions of toys.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

The sun is out, again, and the grapes are plump and plentiful.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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

The plump mayflies known as green drakes were emerging on the water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Bill came up drying his hands, his bag plump with ferns.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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

But Curtis hurls herself into this schtick with gusto — say, demanding a ring light and lip plumper for her passport photo — and gets you laughing anyway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025

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

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

This one is a little plumper than I am.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

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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