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Recent Examples of fatty
Anything fattier and the hash will be too greasy.
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Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
In the brain, the bundles of nerve fibers that transfer signals are encapsulated in fatty tissue called myelin.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025
Many beers, especially ones that are highly carbonated, are well-matched for food that is fatty, rich or sometimes even spicy, and can cut through and cleanse the palate between bites.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Much of what is imported is lean beef trimmings that meatpackers mix with fattier beef produced in the United States to produce the varieties of ground beef that domestic consumers want, so any change in imports would affect primarily hamburger.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
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Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
In the brain, the bundles of nerve fibers that transfer signals are encapsulated in fatty tissue called myelin.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025
Many beers, especially ones that are highly carbonated, are well-matched for food that is fatty, rich or sometimes even spicy, and can cut through and cleanse the palate between bites.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Much of what is imported is lean beef trimmings that meatpackers mix with fattier beef produced in the United States to produce the varieties of ground beef that domestic consumers want, so any change in imports would affect primarily hamburger.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatty
Adjective
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Get your own bowl and enjoy all the greasy goodness for yourself.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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The rhythm section is relentlessly greasy, calibrated on Jerry Cortez’s expert guitar work, while VW and drummer Pete Antunes are simultaneously loose and tight, the sweet spot for funk.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Our fat tissue could be used to make our bones regrow, with scientists successfully using adipose cells to repair spinal compression fractures.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Nov. 2025
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The air—the air was too thick with adipose food-truck fumes.—
Kent Russell,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Fatty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatty. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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