as in stout
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature
has the heavyset build of a weight lifter
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Recent Examples of heavyset
Joaquín Guzmán Lopez appeared heavyset, with thick stubble on his jowls.
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Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
The people skewed middle-aged and heavyset, sporting an infinite array of merch, predominantly store-bought and Sphere-specific, as opposed to the D.I.Y. parking-lot goods of yore.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
The suspect was described as heavyset Black man with a beard.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
He’s described as Hispanic and heavyset in his late teens or 20s.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heavyset
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Saddleback Caterpillar has a stout, brown body about an inch long with a bright green rectangle and an oval saddle marking on its back.—
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Despite McDermott’s stance on the proposal, the Bills — who boast a similarly stout quarterback in Josh Allen — have run a version of play, too.—
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Torrez has a little Mike Tyson in him — a stocky 6-foot-2 steamroller who bullies his way inside with rib-crunching hooks.—
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Some of the more notable characteristics of the American Badger is its stocky body with very short and powerful legs.—
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In other words, ceramides help to keep your skin tone plump and even.—
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This gooey essence hydrates, soothes, and leaves skin looking plump without feeling greasy.—
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The passenger door opened and a thickset man with a short beard and mustache got out.—
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There’s a thickset dashboard dotted with prominent air vents and a thick, smooth center section that connects the door panels.—
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In a viral TikTok video, a Siberian husky puppy is filmed meeting a kitten for the very first time in his life, and his heartening reaction to the feline has quickly turned him into a social-media sensation.—
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In a viral TikTok video, a Siberian husky puppy is filmed meeting a kitten for the very first time in his life, and his heartening reaction to the feline has quickly turned him into a social-media sensation.—
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“Heavyset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heavyset. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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