heavyset
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Synonyms
chunky, dumpy, squat, squatty, stocky, stout, stubby, stumpy, thickset
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The other man was described as tan, dark-skinned, 6 feet tall and heavyset with shoulder-length hair. — Jason Green, The Mercury News, "Palo Alto: Woman knocked to ground during street robbery," 13 Aug. 2019 The victim drove to his home in the 5000 block of Kesling Street following an outing and saw an unidentified heavyset intruder in ski goggles trying to force entry with the crowbar about 9:30 a.m., according to San Diego police. — Pomerado News, "Elderly man beaten; Poway resident in custody," 29 July 2019 The suspect was described as Latino, in his 20s, tall and heavyset. — Jason Green, The Mercury News, "Road rage episode ends in armed robbery at Stanford Shopping Center," 18 July 2019 Deputies conducted a traffic stop and detained two males, a 24-year-old heavyset white man with black hair and dark eyes, and a 140-pound white man with brown hair and green eyes. — Sara Cardine, latimes.com, "Pharmacy workers held at gunpoint, robbed of meds one day after back-to-back break-ins," 12 June 2019 On freezing nights, 80 or 90 people might sleep inside that church, fed by its kitchen, and warmed by the spirituality of the heavyset pastor with the sweet voice and easy laugh. — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, "Mitch Albom: Brother's Keeper church in Detroit needs new helping hand," 9 June 2019 Somehow there’s agreement among everyone, kidnappers and victims alike, that Frank should make that call, and within no more than five minutes, Jorges himself, a heavyset DGCIM official, steps up to the car. — Annika Hernroth-rothstein, National Review, "I Was Kidnapped in Venezuela," 7 June 2019 In the photos, the heavyset suspect with short dark hair is wearing a thick chain necklace, jeans, a dark hoodie and dark-colored T-shirt. — Jocelyn Gecker, The Seattle Times, "Authorities launch manhunt after killing of police officer," 26 Dec. 2018 The television reboot turns that dynamic around, with a new trio of Heathers: a snarky heavyset girl, a biracial girl, and a genderqueer student. — Graeme Mcmillan, The Verge, "The TV reboot of Heathers was doomed from the start," 31 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'heavyset.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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