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adjective

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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 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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Recent Examples of fat
Noun
Steaks with good marbling (veins of intramuscular fat) develop the most flavorful, golden-brown crust. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 May 2025 Turn on the heat and let the bacon start to cook and render the fat. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Adjective
The autopsy named bilateral pulmonary fat emboli as the cause of death, with fat graft in several glute muscles and next to sciatic nerves. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025 On the top of Vo’s wishlist was a stem-cell fat grafting procedure. Parizaad Khan Sethi, Allure, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for fat
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Noun
  • His 11 free-throw attempts and nine makes were personal postseason bests, both nearly doubling his season highs of six and five, respectively.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
  • Both times were just off his personal bests in both.
    Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • And the $529 million shortfall already assumes $300 million in TIF surplus.
    Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • At Tuesday’s meeting, the school board was informed that the surplus of federal funds that had been used to offer free lunch throughout the district for the past school year was finally depleted.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • And Latifah said said her cousin, died from obesity and its effects.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Frequently Asked Questions What is metabolically healthy obesity?
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • The selection of works indeed revealed a preference for male subjects unique in a movement typically associated with fetching representations of young women in sun-dappled gowns and bonnets and plump, rose-cheeked children.
    James Meyer, Artforum, 1 May 2025
  • The brand’s Hyaluronic Rose Complex includes Damascus rosewater and 11 types of hyaluronic acid to nourish skin, as well as niacinamide, working to improve the appearance of skin texture and minimize pores, plus plump and firm.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There is a wide variety of items available from the many dealers in the Mall, including glassware, coins, vintage clothing, Victorian items and ‘70s items, among other specialties, Vanderhoof said.
    Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
  • The show is set in 1972, when the cars were wide, the engines were big and the seatbelts were mostly decorative.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Starting with the build, the Swift Edge 14 AI measures just 0.65 inch thick and weighs 2.18 pounds.
    Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
  • The younger Cave, with a mop of jet black hair and thick eyebrows just like his father, is talking to The Hollywood Reporter about being directed by Kristen Stewart in her feature film debut.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
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  • In it, 1930s Mississippi is seen as a burgeoning and fertile place where blues music is created, as characters perform in moving cars and a juke joint is thrown together for the community to enjoy.
    Dan Heching, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
  • The goal is to create a fertile, well-draining environment that supports strong root establishment.
    Debbie Wolfe, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Tesla instead found an unusually lucrative way to make money by flipping many of the off-lease cars to new buyers, according to four people familiar with Tesla's retail operations.
    Chris Kirkham, USA Today, 16 May 2025
  • This period has turned out to be a very lucrative one for the singer-songwriter, as interest in her catalog is apparently up significantly from just a few days ago.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

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