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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This is a particularly brutal blow for Harvard, which has been relying on rich international students to fatten their coffers for decades.
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
The biggest crypto firms spent lavishly in 2023 and 2024 to fatten Fairshake’s war chest, which collected more than $162 million in that time frame; Coinbase contributed $46.5 million, Ripple Labs, $45 million and Andreessen Horowitz, a major crypto investor, $44 million.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Each winter and spring, hundreds of adult great whites — predominantly male — convene here after fattening on seals and sea lions near California’s coast.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
This way, farmers can catch one tuna, fatten it up and sell it to Japan for the price of two unfattened tuna.
—Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
The biggest crypto firms spent lavishly in 2023 and 2024 to fatten Fairshake’s war chest, which collected more than $162 million in that time frame; Coinbase contributed $46.5 million, Ripple Labs, $45 million and Andreessen Horowitz, a major crypto investor, $44 million.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Each winter and spring, hundreds of adult great whites — predominantly male — convene here after fattening on seals and sea lions near California’s coast.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
This way, farmers can catch one tuna, fatten it up and sell it to Japan for the price of two unfattened tuna.
—Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Fatten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatten. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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