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pulchritude

[puhl-kri-tood, -tyood] / ˈpʌl krɪˌtud, -ˌtjud /


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Why, at this moment celebrating body positivity and diversity, the natural pulchritude of all figures, do women continue to wrap wire around their breasts, hoisting them inches above their innate resting position?

From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2022

Offering an appropriate example of plus-size pulchritude to heavier men, as well as to the fashion industry, required a candidate who seemed relatable, in Bart’s words.

From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2016

So I will refrain, in my commentary on “Spy,” from references to the pulchritude of one of McCarthy’s co-stars, Jason Statham.

From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2015

If you get a little sick of being in the middle of all the documentary evidence of their pulchritude, tell them to toss the selfie stick, and that you’ll be their official photographer.

From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2015

And whatever he may have thought of her personal pulchritude or the quiet magnetism of her friendliness, there was no room in his mind just now for the merely spiritual.

From Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment by George Gibbs




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