plump
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There, crawling on eight legs across the white sheets toward us, sporting a single dot on its back, was a deep-red, plump tick.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
The sun is out, again, and the grapes are plump and plentiful.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
And maybe he almost did plump for free markets at one time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Instead, it’s inspired by the famous fig tree metaphor from Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar,” where each plump and juicy fig, dangling deliciously on the branches, represents a different life path for the protagonist.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Sophie, his wife, sat beside him, wearing a broad-brimmed hat to shield her cheerful, plump face from the summer sun.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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Instead, she says many products on offer promising plumper skin and fuller hair, often marketed as anti-ageing, will already be aligned with what may appeal to those on weight-loss drugs.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
Over the past half-century, as breeders selected for larger ears with more numerous and plumper, heavier kernels, they ended up choosing big plants with many leaves for photosynthesis and tall stalks.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 25, 2023
Speculation around the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star’s face and figure began in 2014, when fans noticed that Jenner seemingly had plumper lips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
Dee’s newest device is the EMFACE, delivering a superpowered, noninvasive treatment that reduces wrinkles and lifts sagging skin to reveal plumper, toned muscles and added volume.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
While I was tall and thin, like Dad, Ji-yong and Ji-yun were shorter and plumper, like Mom.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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To guarantee the first, seek out local peaches, which have been tree-ripened — they've spent more time growing to their fullest, plumpest size and are harvested just before being brought to market.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2021
After selling the guano to farmers to be used as fertilizer, he took a few of the plumpest bats to restaurants he had been personally supplying for years.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2020
The oysters in the Hudson River around the Statue of Liberty are some of the plumpest and fastest growing Crassostrea virginica in the whole of New York harbor.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2016
Under the US system, however, some of the plumpest birds seem to get away with their plumage largely intact.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2016
When the platter of steaming crabs was passed around, Waverly was first and she picked the best crab, the brightest, the plumpest, and put it on her daughter’s plate.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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