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Recent Examples of plumped
Post application, my complexion is luminous, plumped and hydrated.
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Ellie Davis, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
Shop the Laneige lip mask that editors and celebrities both use, plus the Covergirl lip gloss that plumped up Kelsea Ballerini’s pout during a PEOPLE photoshoot.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
After a treatment, you are guided into a cavernous grey stone and wood relaxation room with six oversized day beds, plumped with heavy pillows and wool blankets.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Otis had won Fat Bear Week three times, but starting that year hit a dry spell in which he was constantly outshined by younger bears who plumped up with a quickness.
—Erin Berger, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plumped
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Yazid plopped him down, then put his hands in his lap, awaiting events.—
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Each of the seven sauces was plopped out of the can onto a plate so editors could taste them without seeing any of the packaging.—
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The judges appeared more skeptical of Peters’ claim that her convictions should be tossed entirely, and noted that her conduct matched the crimes for which she was found guilty.—
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However, don’t rule out an offensive player being tossed around in discussion.—
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“Plumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumped. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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