as in sensual
pleasing to the physical senses
the voluptuous richness of the music
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Recent Examples of voluptuous
Our silhouettes, with their small waists and voluptuous curves, embody strength and elegance.
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Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
While assisting her father, Ruysch learned to draw, in time developing a style that combined a taste for color—at once delicate and voluptuous—with a naturalist’s tactile curiosity.
—Cullen Murphy, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
The voluptuous, extra curvy, plush golden me with a speckle of grey.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Anderson became a keystone of 1990s pop culture as the voluptuous beach bunny lifeguard C.J. Parker on Baywatch.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 July 2025
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Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
While assisting her father, Ruysch learned to draw, in time developing a style that combined a taste for color—at once delicate and voluptuous—with a naturalist’s tactile curiosity.
—Cullen Murphy, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
The voluptuous, extra curvy, plush golden me with a speckle of grey.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Anderson became a keystone of 1990s pop culture as the voluptuous beach bunny lifeguard C.J. Parker on Baywatch.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for voluptuous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for voluptuous
sensual
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The garments by the two designers are arranged side by side or facing each other, allowing visitors to appreciate the contrast between Balenciaga’s formal elegance and Alaïa’s sensual style.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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This film took us on an unexpected journey through the hallucinating world of the rave dancers in the desert of Morocco, with the specificity of a journalist, and with all the sensual power of a filmmaker.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Voluptuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voluptuous. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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