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fattening

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verb

present participle of fatten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fattening
Adjective
  • 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
  • Bunting in particular seemed to benefit from his linemates’ efficiency in filling the net.
    Nick Ashbourne, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • There may even be science behind why milk goes so well with cookies—or any fatty, chocolatey dessert.
    Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 28 July 2025
  • Myelin is a fatty substance that protects nerve cells, also known as neurons.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • Dietary changes such as intermittent fasting, caloric restriction, and ketogenic diet with regular exercise can prevent MASH or delay its progression.
    Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 12 July 2025
  • The math is daunting: Global agricultural production will need to expand about 50 percent by 2050—the caloric equivalent of a dozen extra Olive Garden breadsticks every day for everyone alive today—while the global agricultural footprint needs to shrink.
    Michael Grunwald, The Atlantic, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Dermatologists named it one of the best ingredients for treating acne and oily skin.
    Cathy Cassata, Health, 22 July 2025
  • Chain-drive ebikes can be a little too high maintenance for some, and reward you with oily clothes for your trouble.
    Paul Ridden July 22, New Atlas, 22 July 2025
Adjective
  • As if the fleeting raindrops themselves were fat, lazy flies.
    Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
  • Peabody closed Tuesday at $17.34, and the stock pays a dividend yield of 1.7% — fatter than the S & P 500 yield of 1.18%.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 23 July 2025
Verb
  • Especially as the townspeople, including a local bishop, start feasting on him.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • An effective cleanser takes away that slick, greasy feeling, but won’t leave your skin feeling stripped of moisture.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 16 July 2025
  • But the fear of getting greasy yellow butter topping on Krypto’s white felt makes this, to me, less functional as a popcorn bucket.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 July 2025
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