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Recent Examples of plumped
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.
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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
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
Verb
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It was yanked off the market and plopped back on.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Gunn flew the brothers to Savannah, Georgia, and plopped them on a stage built on an actual paddlewheel boat, with hundreds of extras in the crowd.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This rich and creamy dip has a base of cream cheese and Cheddar, with bacon, green onions, and a bit of crunch from almonds tossed on top.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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Loftis tossed what could have been two interceptions, both of which were dropped by Mean Green defenders.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Plumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumped. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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