as in stout
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature
the stocky boxer's strength and speed more than make up for his opponent's longer reach
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Recent Examples of stocky
Despite their stocky size, these large mammals can really move.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
Image The courthouse where Judge Brinkema works — in a section of Alexandria dominated by stocky office buildings — can feel far from the hubbub of nearby Washington.
—David McCabe, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The stocky 6-foot, 190-pound Celebrini appears to have a body ready for NHL battle.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
Except, wait a minute, who was that small, stocky man bouncing out of the pack and suddenly leading cheers?
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
Image The courthouse where Judge Brinkema works — in a section of Alexandria dominated by stocky office buildings — can feel far from the hubbub of nearby Washington.
—David McCabe, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The stocky 6-foot, 190-pound Celebrini appears to have a body ready for NHL battle.
—Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
Except, wait a minute, who was that small, stocky man bouncing out of the pack and suddenly leading cheers?
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stocky
Adjective
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Without their go-to scorer and clutch performer, the Knicks are forging a new identity as a stout defensive team.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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The latest release was finished in stout beer barrels, part of a growing number of whiskeys that are getting this type of secondary maturation.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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These insights shaped every detail of the grill—from the cook engine to the closed cabinet that discreetly hides the gas tank to the sturdy stainless-steel handle, a signature of Weber quality.—
Tim Clark,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Blue Jackets signed another college free agent on Wednesday, adding stout and sturdy defenseman Caleb MacDonald from the University of North Dakota on a two-year entry-level contract that begins next season.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The woman described the robbery suspect as a heavyset man with a beard, police said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
20 Dec. 2024
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Armenta is a tall, heavyset man in his forties with a resonant baritone voice; Arias—three years younger, shorter, and thinner—sounds comically chirpy by comparison.—
Stephania Taladrid,
The New Yorker,
26 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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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
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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
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Graham has a stubby build and some prospects are more athletic.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Elephants, for instance, became tapirs, with stubby trunks and legs.—
Caroline Winterer / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The passenger door opened and a thickset man with a short beard and mustache got out.—
Jamie Quatro,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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There’s a thickset dashboard dotted with prominent air vents and a thick, smooth center section that connects the door panels.—
Andrew Wendler,
Car and Driver,
8 Aug. 2023
Adjective
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Voicing the bag is an older woman with a husky Tuscan timbre, which carries the whole way through its lifecycle onscreen.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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My husky boy feet cemented into the concrete veranda.—
Diane Seuss,
Harper's Magazine,
2 July 2024
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“Stocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stocky. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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