plump
Example Sentences
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The shake-up might have cheered investors, except that the stock’s plump dividend yield and 70-year history of payout increases will get a rethink at the time of the split.
From Barron's
Such a good joke for a fat miller with ten plump children!
From Literature
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They got a little candy star and a dollop of filling, plump and honest like their German ancestor.
From Salon
Mrs. Pritchard was a mite plump, so she was breathing hard by the time she caught up with me.
From Literature
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She plumped the pillows and smoothed the bedspread.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.