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Recent Examples of rotund Shor wears oval glasses, his belly is rotund, his hair is woolly and white, and his beard is unkempt. Stephen Witt, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022 Monica, unseatbelted and rotund like a beach ball, was somehow ejected through the windshield and into a field with only minor injuries. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 13 Nov. 2022 Opah, also known as moonfish, are rotund — almost comically so — predatory fish that hunt for prey in cold, dark waters up to 1,000 feet below the ocean’s surface. Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2015 While rotund pets are very cuddly and cute, obesity in pets can lead to many health problems that affect their quality of life. The Arizona Republic, 22 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for rotund
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotund
Adjective
  • Ironically, her swollen face looks plump and round despite her partial buccal fat removal — a procedure that extracts the soft pads of tissue found inside the cheeks to create a slimmer face.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
  • It’s packed with moisture-boosting ingredients that leave your skin feeling plump, dewy and ready to glow.
    Maria Correa, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Birmingham 3 Regional, second round Venue: Schollmaier Arena — Fort Worth, Texas Time: 6 p.m.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • New Mexico Florida has overtaken Duke as No. 1 in offensive efficiency following both teams opening round games on Thursday.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Suet Suet is defined as rendered beef fat, and suet cakes are a mixture of suet, seeds, fruit, and other bird-friendly mix-in.
    Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2025
  • These include: The fat content of the ground beef: Ground beef that’s more pink is higher in fat than ground beef that’s red.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But with a will Strike all your harps and set them ringing; On hill and heath Let every breath Throw all its power into singing!
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
  • His ringing, carefree laugh mixed with soaring rhetoric about democracy, working families and hope.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • That includes the vibrant red, pink and purple waterlilies that draw visitors from around the world, especially from August to November when the flowers are most abundant.
    Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
  • For a vibrant accent, opt for one covered in lemons or a neutral-toned pineapple print — both of which are also on sale.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Her Wotton has a wonderful slouchy physicality and, as noted in the novel, a bewitching, sonorous voice, the better to deliver the Wildean aperçus.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • On the hook, frontman Grian Chatten laces his sonorous baritone over a swooning crash of guitars.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The choice is ours: to forge a future of resonant understanding or to surrender to the cacophony of fractured realities.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Create an Emotional Hook Test – Run micro-campaigns to identify your most resonant narrative.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • There has been a loud flirtation with Aaron Rodgers that Adofo-Mensah has danced around quite a bit.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Building strong relationships—without being the loudest in the room Introverts are rarely the most talkative people in meetings or social settings.
    Lorraine K. Lee, Contributor, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Rotund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotund. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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