fattens

Definition of fattensnext
present tense third-person singular of fatten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fattens
Verb
  • Live music fills multiple stages.
    Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Saying yes to work that fills time but drains energy is a financial choice, whether it's labeled that way or not.
    Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Each has a meltdown worthy of a telenovela, messes with the crime scene and hours later the police are called.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
  • In Lost Lambs, the internet sabotages a family in much the same way that Napoleon messes things up for the Bezukhovs in Tolstoy’s War and Peace.
    Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Fattens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fattens. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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