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Recent Examples of fatten
The scammer’s victim is the pig, slowly fattened for slaughter.
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David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Washington’s secret code to overspending, steering tax dollars to liberal allies, and fattening the federal bureaucracy is finally being revealed by President Donald Trump’s DOGE team after decades of stonewalling oversight efforts, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Feb. 2025
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.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Their forward depth has been hollowed out, and even with Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek playing a bulk of their minutes on separate pairs to fatten up Vancouver’s lineup, the blue line is lacking in pace, depth and quality.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
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David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Washington’s secret code to overspending, steering tax dollars to liberal allies, and fattening the federal bureaucracy is finally being revealed by President Donald Trump’s DOGE team after decades of stonewalling oversight efforts, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Feb. 2025
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.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Their forward depth has been hollowed out, and even with Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek playing a bulk of their minutes on separate pairs to fatten up Vancouver’s lineup, the blue line is lacking in pace, depth and quality.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatten
Verb
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The celebrity launch was the nation’s first spaceflight where women filled each seat.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Smith fills a vital role as a defensive-minded midfielder who is adept at winning balls in the air and never losing her composure.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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The case rocked Britain, seeming to expose a remorseless serial killer who, prosecutors said, used a bizarre range of techniques to kill her tiny, often very premature, victims: Injecting them with air, overfeeding them with milk or contaminating their feeds with insulin.—
Megan Specia,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Napping after overfeeding on food is a dilemma many of us will be fortunate to face on Christmas Day.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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European leaders have messed it up in the last three years.—
Peter Aitken,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Tackle messes on carpet and hard floors with Shark’s 2-in-1 robot vacuum and mop.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Sheila stares downward, as though battening her emotional hatches.—
Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein,
New York Times,
13 June 2023
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In summary, short-term volatility will persist while consumers batten down the hatches, but as always the future of retail is bright for those who are willing to evolve.—
Natalie Berg,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2023
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“Fatten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatten. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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