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overweight

adjective as in heavier than average

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“We heard a lot of people were crossing the jungle — even some with crutches, very overweight people, pregnant women,” said Figuera.

Being overweight is now the norm and nearly one in three adults in England is obese - double the rate of just 30 years ago.

From BBC

Some of these studies involved people with high blood lipids, people with high blood pressure, people who were overweight or obese, and some involved healthy people.

From Salon

"Not the girls that he would like," she said, adding that those "hidden" would also include people who were "overweight".

From BBC

But if you're obese or overweight, there's a good chance that your orthopedic surgeon will refuse to provide care.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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