as in fatness
the condition of having an excess of body fat
obesity has been linked to a number of health risks, such as heart disease
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Recent Examples of obesity
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body doesn’t make insulin, and it isn’t connected to obesity.
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Erika Edwards, NBC news, 23 May 2025
While some cats adapt well, others may face serious mobility issues and a higher risk of obesity, arthritis, and joint problems.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The categorizations of obesity and overweight can contribute to weight stigma, and they are often based on body mass index (BMI), which is not an accurate measure of health.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 20 May 2025
Some types of alcohol are also quite high in calories, which when consumed in excess can increase the risk of weight gain and obesity.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Erika Edwards, NBC news, 23 May 2025
While some cats adapt well, others may face serious mobility issues and a higher risk of obesity, arthritis, and joint problems.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The categorizations of obesity and overweight can contribute to weight stigma, and they are often based on body mass index (BMI), which is not an accurate measure of health.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 20 May 2025
Some types of alcohol are also quite high in calories, which when consumed in excess can increase the risk of weight gain and obesity.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obesity
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Today, Leal supplies tortillas to restaurants, specialty shops, and home cooks around the country, in a range of sizes and made with a variety of fats, including avocado oil and duck fat.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Foley Fork Also called a blending fork, this handy utensil was used to mash potatoes, blend fats into flour, beat eggs, stir sauces, and whisk dressings.—
Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 May 2025
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Baby is experiencing a steady increase in head circumference, length, and weight.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
26 May 2025
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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
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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
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“Obesity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obesity. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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