embonpoint

noun

äⁿ-bōⁿ-ˈpwaⁿ How to pronounce embonpoint (audio)
Definition of embonpointnext
as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat clothes for women who may be inclined to embonpoint but who still want to look stylish

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  1. obesity
  2. weight
  3. corpulence
  4. fat
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  • Trump's return puts Medicaid on the chopping block New recommendations to measure obesity go beyond controversial BMI Why a home equity loan is better than a credit card now Alexander Tin Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS News based in the Washington, D.C. bureau.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • An international commission says obesity should be assessed in a way that goes beyond the body mass index.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of obesity
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  • The mill, operating in Mexico and China, produces selvedge fabrics using hemp and recycled cotton, available in a diverse range of weights, from lightweight shirting to robust 15.5 oz. constructions.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Often multiple pounds in weight, the insect-like deep-sea animals are fished from far away islands before being distributed to markets and restaurants around the country in Southeast Asia.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of weight
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  • Whimsy was also the domain of the Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose signature was a race of voluptuously bloated figures — denizens, from priests to bullfighters, of an almost cartoonish world that, to him, had to do not with corpulence but with the sensuality of human life.
    William McDonald, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • His thick musculature having bloated into unhealthy corpulence, Maradona was hospitalized in Buenos Aires in April 2004 with what doctors described as a weakened heart and acute breathing problems.
    Jeré Longman, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2020
Definition of corpulence
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  • However, given the high calories and fat in cheese, experts recommend consuming the dairy product in moderation.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 15 Jan. 2025
  • His plastic surgery board certification had been on probation after Walker’s death from a pulmonary embolism that the Department of Health charged was caused by Simmons illegally injecting fat into Walker’s gluteal muscles.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of fat
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“Embonpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embonpoint. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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