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plus size
noun as in large size for clothing
Weak matches
Example Sentences
A change in Southwest Airlines’ seating policy has many advocates for the plus-size community saying the shift will create financial burdens and other barriers for this segment of the traveling public.
Southwest made incremental accessibility changes for plus-size travelers over the course of 15 years, said Tigress Osborn, executive director of the National Assn. to Advance Fat Acceptance.
After the changes, the airline “staked this claim as, ‘We are the airline where plus-size passengers are welcome,’” Osborn told The Times.
Osborn and other advocates believe the policy changes are going to come at the cost of plus-size travelers who may not be able to afford two seats.
That stacks onto other concerns of travel including needing a seat belt extender, where to purchase affordable plus-size clothes if luggage is lost, the distance from the airport entrance to the terminal, and seat accessibility on public transportation.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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