fattened; fattening
fa-tə-niŋ 
ˈfat-niŋˈ
1
a
: to make fat, fleshy, or plump
especially
: to feed (an animal) for slaughter
b
: to make more substantial
2
: to make fertile
: to become fat
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Last year the other four AL Central teams got to fatten up against the White Sox, who finished as the worst team in modern MLB history.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Usually owned by corporations, the birds stay long enough for contract farmers to fatten them up for slaughter.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
As members collect their salaries and fatten their stock portfolios, the unelected Supreme Court, a most unpopular and ethically challenged separate branch of government, is called upon to deal with what the legislative branch should be doing.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
Overtime is sometimes a necessary expense, but it must be used for the public safety function of the NYPD, not to fatten the wallets of the undeserved.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Usually owned by corporations, the birds stay long enough for contract farmers to fatten them up for slaughter.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
As members collect their salaries and fatten their stock portfolios, the unelected Supreme Court, a most unpopular and ethically challenged separate branch of government, is called upon to deal with what the legislative branch should be doing.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
Overtime is sometimes a necessary expense, but it must be used for the public safety function of the NYPD, not to fatten the wallets of the undeserved.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for fatten
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“Fatten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatten. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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