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fattening

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verb

present participle of fatten

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Adjective
  • When heated to about 300 degrees Celsius in an oxygen-free environment, the material forms carbon-rich granules with high calorific value.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
  • The thermal process enhances the energy density, stability and handling properties of biomass and increases the calorific value by up to 20 percent, resulting in biomass that closely mimics coal.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 19 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The delays in filling housing through the city’s lottery have knock-on effects beyond the apartments not going quickly to the people who need them.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
  • Start copying Hilary Duff's cover-ready look by filling your cart with the eleven products below, with prices starting at just $28.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • Eat More Fish and Lean Poultry Instead of fattier meat dishes, try to incorporate more fish and lean poultry into your diet.
    Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 4 May 2026
  • Only have fattier or leaner meat?
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • LeBron James loves messing with that nemesis named Father Time.
    Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • He was seen during his Tuesday practice round messing with his shoe and sock on his right foot before ultimately calling it quits.
    Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • The drinks attract younger women, typically age 16 to 35, and are aimed at health-conscious customers that don’t want Swig’s more caloric and filling dirty sodas, CEO Alex Dunn said.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
  • First, cooking increases the energetic and caloric availability of food.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • What makes a face wash better for oily skin versus dry skin?
    Sarah Felbin, Allure, 20 May 2026
  • All the women are obsessed with an oily, unctuous man named Johnny Thunders (Dougray Scott), who’s now married to Elle’s ex-lover Dominique (Liu).
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 May 2026
Adjective
  • In certain people, the submandibular glands—as well as the adjacent fat pockets and digastric muscles (which aid in swallowing, chewing, and speech)—can give a look of fullness, blunting the border between the face and neck.
    Jolene Edgar, Allure, 14 May 2026
  • Figueira starts by grilling the beef over charcoal and wood until the fat cap renders into something approaching gold.
    Heide Brandes, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Everyone was feasting on lobster and caviar, with the exception of Karen, who was separated from [Thomas] Burris by then and was staying in Manhattan for treatment for anorexia nervosa.
    Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • Families with mothers in hijabs and giggling children sit alongside the neighborhood’s old guard and young transplants priced out of Brooklyn’s north, all feasting on great wheels of rashoosh (flatbread) and dishevelments of lamb.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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“Fattening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fattening. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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