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Recent Examples of zaftig
While dashing through the food hall at River Street Marketplace in San Juan Capistrano, on my way to the train station, a stack of these exceptionally zaftig cookies stopped me dead in my tracks.
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Cena, who once filmed Trainwreck pretending to be a closeted bodybuilder desperate for zaftig comedian Amy Schumer’s affection, understands that the joke’s on him better than anyone.
—Oliver Bateman, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Need a zaftig character actor with a sweet smile and a can-do attitude?
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2024
Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Cena, who once filmed Trainwreck pretending to be a closeted bodybuilder desperate for zaftig comedian Amy Schumer’s affection, understands that the joke’s on him better than anyone.
—Oliver Bateman, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
Need a zaftig character actor with a sweet smile and a can-do attitude?
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zaftig
Adjective
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According to myth, the buxom bowl of the Champagne coupe was modeled after the breasts of Marie Antoinette.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
4 Jan. 2026
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Get these two buxom blondes on a road trip.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In the Wild Eyed Rose, the voluptuous tartness of the grenadine gets to arc across the whole palate, supported by the warm light malt of the Irish whiskey and given a malic kiss at the end by the lime juice.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2026
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The 30-second spot features a voluptuous humanoid woman and her muscular male companion dancing at a club with bottles in hand.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The shapely 24-year-old advertising saleswoman wore a black swimsuit with a white Playboy bunny across the front.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Regular Janes posted their amateurish snapshots, showcasing lean yet shapely physiques attained through weight training, minimal to no cardio, and a caloric intake generous enough to make Marie Claire vomit.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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The new short, curvaceous style has all the telltale signs of being an Italian bob.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Its shoulders are also larger than Bad Bunny’s, and noticeably wider than the less structured suits he’s previously worn, which also helps create a more curvaceous body shape.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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During Valentine's Day, jelly beans take on the shape of cute, chubby hearts.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
21 Jan. 2026
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In Victorious Cupid, Caravaggio demolished Renaissance ideals of the chubby, celestial putto by depicting a young god with the body of an Adonis and the face and feet of a cheeky street urchin.—
Tobias Grey,
Air Mail,
27 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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On the other side, the Reverend Al Sharpton, a corpulent, demagogic presence, took up the victims’ cause, and was seen by some as a radical, and by almost everyone as an opportunist.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Their former owner must have been a tall, corpulent man; otherwise there was no explaining the difference between the wearer and the worn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The fat Ganesha with his elephant head and pudgy man body.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Its rounded edges and pudgy bun feet feel playful, but still sophisticated—like something that would elevate a child’s nursery or supply extra seating in a living room with a casually elegant aesthetic.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His rotund frame and bald head gave him the appearance of a human bowling ball.—
Gabriel Sherman,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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Fast forward to today, and, somehow, the tremendously rotund AMG GT rips down twisty roads with nearly as much athleticism as fare weighing 2,000-or-more pounds less.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Zaftig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zaftig. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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