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In a 1926 strip, we meet Skinny Slats, an ironically corpulent lad who squeezes out of an inkwell.

Colombian artist Fernando Botero, who gained worldwide fame with his sculptures and paintings of corpulent figures, has died at the age of 91.

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Groban was nominated for a Tony Award for his Broadway debut performance in “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” playing the corpulent, alcoholic Pierre in Dave Malloy’s inventive musical spun from a slice of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace.”

All three of Mr. Putin’s advisers, of course, have been dead for many years, though even the corpulent czarina, were she still alive today, would do a better job of pacifying Ukraine than the hapless Mr. Putin.

"Corpulent" means fat; "stout" and "lusty" denote a strong frame.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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