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pudgy

[puhj-ee] / ˈpʌdʒ i /


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The slightly pudgy version who arrived in Los Angeles last year was already a superstar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Tom Brandis is a rumpled, pudgy wreck, an ex-priest who no longer believes in God and can’t absolve his son of a sin that shattered their family.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025

Kissinger was pudgy and messy but incongruously acquired a reputation as a ladies’ man in the staid Nixon administration.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023

It retold the story of a young, pudgy 20-year-old from Etchohuaquila, Sonora, whose iconic screwball helped earn the franchise its fourth championshi, and forever transformed the makeup of the team’s fan base.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2023

She has tiny gold balls in her pierced ears and a gold bracelet that says “Rosa” wrapped around her pudgy wrist.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar




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