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as in plump
having an excess of body fat
the popular image of Santa Claus as a fat man in a red suit
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as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
the lake is so fat with trout that you probably could catch fish with a bare hook
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as in wide
having a greater than usual measure across
a set of fat encyclopedia volumes took up the whole shelf
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as in thick
having or being of relatively great depth or extent from one surface to its opposite
the splendid sight of a fat, juicy steak cooked to perfection
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as in fertile
producing abundantly
the fat soil in the river's delta
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as in lucrative
yielding a profit
the highly sought-after baseball player signed a fat contract that set a record for the major leagues
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as in wealthy
having goods, property, or money in abundance
while others suffered and sacrificed, the war profiteers grew fat
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
makers of fine wine will pay very high prices for grapes that are the fat of the harvest
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as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
claimed that there was absolutely no fat in the military's budget
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as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat
there's a definite predisposition for fat on his wife's side of the family
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Recent Examples of fat
Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
And the script gets bigger and fatter.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Exceeding the carbohydrate storage capacity results in excess fat.
—Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
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Adjective
Ideally, that process will trim fat, consolidate talent and produce an even more competitive roster than the one that was eliminated in the second round of the playoffs last month.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
And the script gets bigger and fatter.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Noun
Let’s start there — 0% body fat, the dimensions on the waist.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Exceeding the carbohydrate storage capacity results in excess fat.
—Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fat
Adjective
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The abalone is plump and toothsome, yet still tender and accompanied by asparagus kissed by the fire.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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Post use, skin looks and feels more plump and less inflamed, with redness virtually gone and fine lines softened.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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The free tool generates a pre-filled W-4 (or W-4P for pension income) after asking about you and your spouse, earnings, adjustments, deductions and credits.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2026
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The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Sacramento Bee covered a wide range of news on June 11, from a critical city audit to a major land return for a Northern California tribe.—
Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Rooms All 53 rooms in the labyrinthine property are incredibly spacious with a wide variety of room configurations.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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With more than 38,000 gallons of fuel on board the cargo flight bound for Hawaii, the crash created a massive ball of fire – punctuated by smaller explosions from flammable material on the ground – and sent a towering plume of thick black smoke into the sky.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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This vacuum is a deep clean machine that includes five height adjustment settings for cleaning hard floors and thick carpets.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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The scenario is an old-fashioned when-you-wish-upon-a-monkey’s-paw chestnut, the kind that’s been fertile ground for everybody from Stephen King to The Simpsons.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2026
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The males — all living in a 200-square-mile area of farms and wilderness outside Naples — seek mates and lead the biologists to large, fertile females holding up to 100 egg follicles.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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Airlines’ lucrative loyalty programs bring in billions in profits, in part when the carriers sell miles to banks when customers earn them through credit card spending.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
8 Dec. 2025
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Dishing out a lucrative deal to keep him would not really help the Mets defensively.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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The Season’s characters, entertaining in their obnoxiously wealthy and drama-prone ways but not exactly dimensional, simply aren’t built for close scrutiny.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Targets included wealthy people and politicians, Proper told investigators, according to a criminal complaint.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Judge holds career bests of 10.60 in the 100 and 21.85 in the 200.—
Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
11 July 2025
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The Yankees catcher achieved a pair of personal bests with his two-run home run in the sixth inning of Tuesday night’s 10-3 win over the Seattle Mariners in the Bronx.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 July 2025
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“Fat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fat. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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