heavyset
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And maybe, U.S. officials thought, there could be a way to help a heavyset 71-year-old head of state interested in shedding some pounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
One heavyset man on a bottom bunk held out a little open box and shook its contents.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2025
He is heavyset and tall, and he uses his physicality to project strength in front of crowds.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2024
His physical description matched that of the ogreish man who had rushed out of her house shortly before she disappeared: He was 6-foot-4 and heavyset.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
The heavyset woman sitting next to me bounced a toddler on her knee and did nothing to hide her skepticism.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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