as in heaviness
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Recent Examples of chunkiness
Here, the nude color smartly offsets the chunkiness of the platform, making the legs look miles long.
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Shelby Comroe, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
Project Cloud Nita Platform Sneakers Despite their chunkiness, the platforms are super lightweight and stable, thanks to a grippy non-slip rubber sole.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Shelby Comroe, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
Project Cloud Nita Platform Sneakers Despite their chunkiness, the platforms are super lightweight and stable, thanks to a grippy non-slip rubber sole.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chunkiness
Noun
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As the world around us transitions out of winter heaviness to the airy and light spring, so does my daily perfume.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
28 Mar. 2026
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For those whose skin leans on the drier side, year-round, hydration flooding with essences, toners, and ampoules maximizes hydration without adding unwanted heaviness.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Use daily for improvement in the look of smile lines, forehead wrinkles, marionette lines, skin hydration, skin elasticity, volume and plumpness.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Virtue Damage Reverse Hair Serum The full list of Virtue’s Damage Reverse Serum’s benefits includes improved resilience, strand plumpness, volume, softness, as well as reduced shedding, heat damage, frizz, and split ends.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Kajumba was a laconic man, rail‑thin, with the type of largish head that suggested nature had intended him for corpulence, even as circumstance had conspired to keep him slender.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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As president, George H.W. Bush compared his dog, Ranger, to a blimp in a playful memo to White House staff noting a need to curb doggie treats because of canine corpulence.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Interest in the drug surged after a 2023 clinical trial reported substantial weight loss among adults with obesity.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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There is no clear reason for the rise in cases, Kamal said, but experts have speculated that diet and lifestyle factors, family history and obesity may all be part of the puzzle.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Chunkiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chunkiness. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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