Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fattening
Adjective
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The nation wants to snack its way to feeling better, and manufacturers are producing more and more fast food snacks that are increasingly calorific.—
Alex Ledsom,
Fortune Europe,
1 Dec. 2024 -
The nation wants to snack its way to feeling better, and manufacturers are producing more and more fast food snacks that are increasingly calorific.—
Alex Ledsom,
Fortune Europe,
1 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Bunting in particular seemed to benefit from his linemates’ efficiency in filling the net.—
Nick Ashbourne,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Yankees signed the 38-year-old to a minor league free agent contract in February, but after a series of injuries left the defending American League champs with three holes in their five-man rotation, Carrasco pitched his way into filling one with an impressive spring training.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Noisy fireworks, intense heat, fatty foods and crowded yards make Independence Day a high-risk holiday for our four-legged friends.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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Fish, however, is a staple, especially fatty fish such as sardines.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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The randomized clinical trial found that participants who followed a 4:3 intermittent fasting regimen lost more weight than those who followed a daily caloric restriction plan—despite both groups receiving identical behavioral support and exercise guidance.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Focus on Leaner Cuts of Meat Swapping out the cut of meat can change the caloric and fat contents.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Mok added that other foods may offer similar health benefits, especially for sleep, including walnuts, tart cherry juice, oily fish like salmon, and some herbal teas, although more research is needed.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
27 June 2025
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Their billionaire potential investor, Alton (Jemaine Clement, whose oily lecherousness may remind you of a recent government employee), has a neural chip in his temple that’s layered an invisible computer screen over his retinas.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Before the era of inflation and taxes, stocks were a specialists’ forte of no interest to the broad population getting fat and happy on the bounty of the industrial revolution.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Estrogen also helps regulate blood sugar by supporting insulin production, improving insulin sensitivity, and reducing fat storage and inflammation.—
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Especially as the townspeople, including a local bishop, start feasting on him.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Feb. 2025
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The ranch is plagued with destructive wild hogs, so panthers do the state a favor by feasting on the invasive pests.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The serum for greasy skin has salicylic acid; for pigmentation has niacinamide; for first signs of aging has bakuchiol, and for advanced signs of aging has retinol, at 0.3 percent.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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The wrenches are made of S2 grade steel with a grippy rubber coating meant to provide purchase for greasy hands.—
Gabriel Morgan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 June 2025
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“Fattening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fattening. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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