fattened

Definition of fattenednext
past tense of fatten

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fattened
Verb
  • You’ll be served your second drink (of four in total) in an evocative atmosphere filled with colonial-style architecture, actors dressed as 19th-century factory workers, and a mariachi band.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Every team wants certain types of players or positions filled, of course.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Escarra messed with the torpedoes in 2025, but never committed.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The models who went all the way were the ones who ceded to Banks’s worldview, who agreed to have their hair dyed and their teeth messed with and their bodies altered.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Violent extremists feasted on this great replacement propaganda, using it to justify terror attacks across the West.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • In his mind’s eye, the 68-year-old former rancher sees a meadow that once rippled with ribbons of grass, on which black Brangus cows feasted but are here no more.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Consumer research from OpenTable and KAYAK found that 60% of those surveyed had dined solo at a sit-down restaurant in the past 12 months.
    Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Consumer research from OpenTable and KAYAK found that 60% of those surveyed had dined solo at a sit-down restaurant in the past 12 months.
    Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Fattened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fattened. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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