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Recent Examples of tubby The structure is like a planetary system with its multiple characters and fascinating satellites: his best friend Ruprecht, a tubby genius; Lori, his unrequited love; Carl the psychopath; Howard the Coward; Father Green a.k.a. Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024 Colin Farrell’s Penguin Is Different From The Comics The original Batman villains were mostly made up of gangsters, and the Penguin first appeared in the early 40’s as a tubby man in a tuxedo and monocle, wielding a variety of gadgets inside his iconic umbrella. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Heavy, ample, plump, tubby—these might as well be curse words. TIME, 2 Feb. 2024 This gives it the slight grace of a drawer without sacrificing the functionality of a big tubby bin. Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2023 After a long day of tail wagging, tubby rubbing, and shoe chewing, your dog deserves a comfortable place to rest. Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023 The 65-minute family show sees A.A. Milne‘s tubby little cubby brought to life along with his furry friends. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2023 These spirits, or at least the pair of figurines representing them, were too tubby to fit through the door to their new spirit house at the Baan Pitak condominium in Bangkok. Adam Dean, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2020 The hot, fit, loving family who knows how to build a house by hand, or the tubby middle-aged broad who can’t even drive stick? Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 3 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tubby
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
  • 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
  • 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

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“Tubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubby. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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