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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
makers of fine wine will pay very high prices for grapes that are the fat of the harvest
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as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
claimed that there was absolutely no fat in the military's budget
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as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat
there's a definite predisposition for fat on his wife's side of the family
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as in plump
having an excess of body fat
the popular image of Santa Claus as a fat man in a red suit
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as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
the lake is so fat with trout that you probably could catch fish with a bare hook
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as in wide
having a greater than usual measure across
a set of fat encyclopedia volumes took up the whole shelf
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as in thick
having or being of relatively great depth or extent from one surface to its opposite
the splendid sight of a fat, juicy steak cooked to perfection
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as in fertile
producing abundantly
the fat soil in the river's delta
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as in lucrative
yielding a profit
the highly sought-after baseball player signed a fat contract that set a record for the major leagues
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as in wealthy
having goods, property, or money in abundance
while others suffered and sacrificed, the war profiteers grew fat
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Recent Examples of fat
Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Brown bears in Alaska can eat 80 to 90 pounds of food per day in the summer and fall, gaining around three to six pounds of fat each day, in order to store fat for the winter.
—Saman Shafiq, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Lauryn Higgins, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Rough-scraping means to lay the skin over a smooth surface and then scrape or cut away fat, membrane, and meat sticking to it.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
After a few days, when these reserves are all used up, the body turns to stored fat and the liver converts the fat into ketones.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Brown bears in Alaska can eat 80 to 90 pounds of food per day in the summer and fall, gaining around three to six pounds of fat each day, in order to store fat for the winter.
—Saman Shafiq, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
For women, menopause often leads to increases in LDL cholesterol, rising blood pressure, and shifts in fat distribution from hips and thighs to the abdomen.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Rough-scraping means to lay the skin over a smooth surface and then scrape or cut away fat, membrane, and meat sticking to it.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fat
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Kyle Schwarber is in the midst of what may be the most explosive offensive season of his MLB career, already setting personal bests with 53 home runs and 128 RBI.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Overall, Moniak has posted personal bests in games (127), runs (57), hits (109), triples (eight), homers (22) and RBIs (65) in 2025.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
18 Sep. 2025
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The surplus of production has forced local cooperatives to push prices down in order to sell their wines and, as a result, retail prices remain low.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Another highlight was the ReValue Stock Hub, a platform for companies to market surplus materials while promoting sustainable solutions for excess stock through both physical and digital channels.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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To link circadian burden to specific health outcomes, the researchers analyzed the prevalence of arthritis, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease, depression, diabetes, obesity and stroke.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Abdominal obesity is strongly associated with excess visceral fat, which is the fat stored around your internal organs, such as your liver, pancreas, and intestines.—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
15 Sep. 2025
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The formula gets bonus points for not feeling sticky, not traveling or feathering, and smoothing out lip lines for a plump, pouty effect.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The prickly pear extract soothe irration and the brand’s signature VIP O2 complex evens your skin tone and hydrates without any tightness, leaving your face plump, clean, and ready for anything.—
Tanya Akim,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Streamline applications with pre-filled forms, especially to support internal mobility where workloads are high or digital access is limited.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Beyond this, the risks to personal and business privacy posed by the unpredictable way chatbots store and handle our data are challenges that wider society will need to address.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Chicblooms Wide-Calf Slouchy Suede Block-Heel Boots Available in 10 colors, these suede boots come in sizes 6–11 with extra wide calves for a comfortable fit.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The paper demonstrates thick sodium cathodes that perform at room temperature and down to freezing.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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The alveolar wall is only one cell thick.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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And that could mean fertile hunting ground for the franchising industry.—
Rob Lancit,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Combined, these economic and political pressures created fertile ground for social mobilization.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Fat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fat. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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