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an old, potbellied cat that now needs a ramp just to get on the sofa
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Perun summoned a potbellied officer from the T.D.F. brigade to the operations center.
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Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
What could be more luxurious than checking in without having to wade through a maze of slot machines and a cloud of cigarette smoke, dodging potbellied dudes in tank tops?
—Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
In one, the siblings trim a Christmas tree with doll-size versions of Madani’s bearded, potbellied men.
—Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
The Delaware Department of Agriculture is encouraging people who own potbellied pigs as pets to spay or neuter them to prevent unintended litters.
—Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
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Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
What could be more luxurious than checking in without having to wade through a maze of slot machines and a cloud of cigarette smoke, dodging potbellied dudes in tank tops?
—Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
In one, the siblings trim a Christmas tree with doll-size versions of Madani’s bearded, potbellied men.
—Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
The Delaware Department of Agriculture is encouraging people who own potbellied pigs as pets to spay or neuter them to prevent unintended litters.
—Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
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“Potbellied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potbellied. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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potbellied
adjective
pot·bel·lied
ˈpät-ˌbel-ēd 
: having a potbelly
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