fattened; fattening
ˈfat-niŋ 
ˈfa-tə-niŋ
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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When the pandemic hit in March 2020, the federal government started offering Paycheck Protection Program and other loans to small businesses that had to close their doors — Cornwall and Williams saw an opportunity to fatten their wallets, according to prosecutors.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2024
After fattening up in the warmer seasons, groundhogs spend nearly three months – or 150 days – hibernating without eating a single thing.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
The same models that accurately anticipated rising heat and humidity, increased drought and deluge, rising oceans, bigger tropical storms, elevated wildfire risk, and weakening jet streams warned sophisticated investors away from insuring the fattening tails.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
In New York, the film and television subsidies alone cost state taxpayers $700 million a year, fattening the coffers of corporate titans like Amazon, NBC Universal and CBS.
—Michael Paulson, New York Times, 17 May 2024
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2024
After fattening up in the warmer seasons, groundhogs spend nearly three months – or 150 days – hibernating without eating a single thing.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
The same models that accurately anticipated rising heat and humidity, increased drought and deluge, rising oceans, bigger tropical storms, elevated wildfire risk, and weakening jet streams warned sophisticated investors away from insuring the fattening tails.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
In New York, the film and television subsidies alone cost state taxpayers $700 million a year, fattening the coffers of corporate titans like Amazon, NBC Universal and CBS.
—Michael Paulson, New York Times, 17 May 2024
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