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Recent Examples of fatten
Pliny the Elder described how snails were raised in ponds and given wine to fatten them up.
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Garritt C. Van Dyk, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
This is a particularly brutal blow for Harvard, which has been relying on rich international students to fatten their coffers for decades.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
To fatten up the liver that’s used to create foie gras, farmers force-feed the fowl more grain than their bodies need.
—Ari Daniel, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Farmers who fatten their chickens most efficiently are paid the best.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2025
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Garritt C. Van Dyk, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
This is a particularly brutal blow for Harvard, which has been relying on rich international students to fatten their coffers for decades.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
To fatten up the liver that’s used to create foie gras, farmers force-feed the fowl more grain than their bodies need.
—Ari Daniel, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Farmers who fatten their chickens most efficiently are paid the best.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatten
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One side is crafted from 100 percent linen, and the reverse, 100 percent cotton, both of which are stitched to create an eye-catching bubble texture accentuated by the plush fiber filling between the layers.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Never mind that Coppola cast Mickey Rourke in the role — tough shoes to fill.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Schedule feeding can lead to overfeeding or underfeeding which can cause uncomfortable sensations for the baby such as painful gas (and the crying associated with it), difficulty sleeping, and never feeling truly full.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
7 July 2025
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The court heard during the case in 2023 that Letby attacked babies in her care by administering air into their blood and stomachs, overfeeding them with milk, physically assaulting them, and poisoning them with insulin.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
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The last two seasons have proven that the team starts off slow, which ends up messing their chances of making the playoffs.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Marlins may also potentially mess things for the Phillies quest at avoiding the NL’s third-best record or Detroit’s bid at staying as the team with the top record in the AL.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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An official with Smit Salvage, which is part of the salvage team led by TMC Marine, told CNN that the hatches appear open, meaning the crew may not have battened them down as the storm approached.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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Sheila stares downward, as though battening her emotional hatches.—
Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein,
New York Times,
13 June 2023
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“Fatten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatten. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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