as in stout
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature
the stocky boxer's strength and speed more than make up for his opponent's longer reach
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Recent Examples of stocky
That’s immediately evident with the bulbous nose of Frank West and his stocky stature.
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Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
Dupont, a stocky 5-foot, 9-inch, 190-pound slab of genius, started on the bench, ready to come into the game as an impact substitute.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 27 July 2024
The suspect, described as a stocky man with a gray beard wearing a baseball cap, gray and black fleece type jacket, possibly Columbia or North Face, dark-colored pants or sweats, possibly Adidas, and light shoes, entered the Citizens Bank at 263 Hemingway Ave.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2024
Also called meadow mice, these rodents are 3 to 7 inches long with short legs and tails with stocky bodies.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 July 2024
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Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
Dupont, a stocky 5-foot, 9-inch, 190-pound slab of genius, started on the bench, ready to come into the game as an impact substitute.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 27 July 2024
The suspect, described as a stocky man with a gray beard wearing a baseball cap, gray and black fleece type jacket, possibly Columbia or North Face, dark-colored pants or sweats, possibly Adidas, and light shoes, entered the Citizens Bank at 263 Hemingway Ave.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2024
Also called meadow mice, these rodents are 3 to 7 inches long with short legs and tails with stocky bodies.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stocky
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The stout play paved the way for two offensive scores and a field goal as the Broncos outscored the Colts, 24-0, over the final two frames.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Some like the long, graceful, and wispy needles of white pine (Pinus strobus) while others are all about the firs — the true firs (Abies species) with their stout, glossy, and fragrant needles.Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
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This seven-piece tool set from Walmart comes with a sturdy yet lightweight stool.Fox News, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Bougainvillea scrambles from pots onto sturdy lattices.Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2024
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The woman described the robbery suspect as a heavyset man with a beard, police said.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
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Armenta is a tall, heavyset man in his forties with a resonant baritone voice; Arias—three years younger, shorter, and thinner—sounds comically chirpy by comparison.Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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Rhode Glazing Milk There is nothing quite like this on the market, this milky essence boasts a skin identical lipid complex to soothe redness and plump skin.Bea McMonagle, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings.Deepa Bharath and Jessie Wardarski, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Each tiny, invisible micron-scale robot is patterned with hundreds of even tinier nano-scale magnets, some long and thin, and some short and stubby, Cornell says.John Koetsier, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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By Wim’s side through thick and thin is his best friend, Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), a blue elephant boy with a stubby trunk, wispy hair that looks like raspberry cotton candy, and ears that droop down over his shoulders.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
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The passenger door opened and a thickset man with a short beard and mustache got out.Jamie Quatro, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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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.Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 8 Aug. 2023
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Normani continues to show off her personal innovations on Brandy’s vocal playbook, while Khalid displays his growth as a duet partner, offering up a rich, husky complement to Mani’s airier timbre.Kyle Denis, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
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The country titan performed a series a barnburners that ran on his husky, soulful voice.Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Stocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stocky. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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