as in plump
having an excess of body fat
an overweight person who had difficulty running even a short distance
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Recent Examples of overweight
Eric Deggans, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
The firm reiterated an overweight rating on the electric vehicle company in a Monday note, and stood by its $500 per share price target.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Brian Evans, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
One review paper examined six studies on probiotics and overweight or obesity.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 29 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Citing a number from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which says 74% of us are overweight, just before presenting its products as the future of health care, may appeal to those disillusioned with conventional methods of weight loss.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 9 Feb. 2025
The firm reiterated an overweight rating on the electric vehicle company in a Monday note, and stood by its $500 per share price target.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
The firm downgraded the steel stock to equal weight from overweight on Monday, alongside a $39 per share price target.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
One review paper examined six studies on probiotics and overweight or obesity.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overweight
Adjective
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Argireline can be found in Estée Lauder’s serum alongside AHAs to promote a plump, youthful complexion.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
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Get The Recipe 09 of 25 Lemony Shrimp Pasta Flex your cooking expertise with this stunning pasta, featuring plump pink shrimp, sweet fennel, and fresh basil.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2025
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In one study of men with overweight and obesity, men who did fasted treadmill workouts five days a week for six weeks saw lower fasting insulin levels.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
19 Feb. 2025
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Image But the biggest factor, doctors said, is likely the rise in metabolic risk factors like obesity and diabetes — and in ever-younger patients.—
Nina Agrawal,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The participants' daily diet consisted of 30% fat, 15% protein, and 55% carbohydrates (carbs).5 Although these results are positive, further, extensive research with higher-quality and larger studies is still necessary.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
18 Feb. 2025
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Having low insulin sensitivity, or insulin resistance as it is sometimes called, leads to muscle, fat and liver cells failing to respond to insulin—the hormone responsible for regulating blood sugar.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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No one in the study was receiving treatment for their drinking, and most were overweight or obese.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
12 Feb. 2025
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Nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure, more than 1 in 3 have pre-diabetes, while about 40% of the population is considered obese, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Whimsy was also the domain of the Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose signature was a race of voluptuously bloated figures — denizens, from priests to bullfighters, of an almost cartoonish world that, to him, had to do not with corpulence but with the sensuality of human life.—
William McDonald,
New York Times,
28 Dec. 2023
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His thick musculature having bloated into unhealthy corpulence, Maradona was hospitalized in Buenos Aires in April 2004 with what doctors described as a weakened heart and acute breathing problems.—
Jeré Longman,
New York Times,
25 Nov. 2020
Adjective
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However, the round imprints of tl\e big cougar we’re melted and indistinct.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the end, Herro became the fifth Heat player to win the 3-point contest with a final round score of 24.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Overweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overweight. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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