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Recent Examples of fatty
Fentanyl binds to fatty tissue, but the other two drugs tested don't have the same affinity to fatty tissue specifically, Orbach said.
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Olivia Garrett, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Mammogram results for someone with dense breast tissue can be more difficult to interpret, according to the National Cancer Institute, because dense breast tissue and tumors appear as white areas in the mammogram, as opposed to fatty tissue, which looks dark.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Excess fatty tissue in the neck can indeed predispose you to OSA.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Afterward, the plastic surgeon told Miranda and Bryan that Cameron, now 4, had done great and described the mass as fatty tissue, not a typical cyst or tumor.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 2 June 2025
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Olivia Garrett, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Mammogram results for someone with dense breast tissue can be more difficult to interpret, according to the National Cancer Institute, because dense breast tissue and tumors appear as white areas in the mammogram, as opposed to fatty tissue, which looks dark.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Excess fatty tissue in the neck can indeed predispose you to OSA.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Afterward, the plastic surgeon told Miranda and Bryan that Cameron, now 4, had done great and described the mass as fatty tissue, not a typical cyst or tumor.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatty
Adjective
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An effective cleanser takes away that slick, greasy feeling, but won’t leave your skin feeling stripped of moisture.—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
16 July 2025
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But the fear of getting greasy yellow butter topping on Krypto’s white felt makes this, to me, less functional as a popcorn bucket.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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The air—the air was too thick with adipose food-truck fumes.—
Kent Russell,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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This compound is believed to target adipose fat tissue, including the stubborn fat that many of us suffer from in the abdomen area.—
Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
2 June 2023
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“Fatty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatty. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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