fattened; fattening
fa-tə-niŋ 
ˈfat-niŋˈ
1
a
: to make fat, fleshy, or plump
especially
: to feed (an animal) for slaughter
b
: to make more substantial
2
: to make fertile
: to become fat
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Last year the other four AL Central teams got to fatten up against the White Sox, who finished as the worst team in modern MLB history.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Their forward depth has been hollowed out, and even with Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek playing a bulk of their minutes on separate pairs to fatten up Vancouver’s lineup, the blue line is lacking in pace, depth and quality.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
They were given a stew in the same way that sumo wrestlers are given stews to fatten them up.
—Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2024
Those who struggle to fatten their birds have their pay docked.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Their forward depth has been hollowed out, and even with Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek playing a bulk of their minutes on separate pairs to fatten up Vancouver’s lineup, the blue line is lacking in pace, depth and quality.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
They were given a stew in the same way that sumo wrestlers are given stews to fatten them up.
—Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2024
Those who struggle to fatten their birds have their pay docked.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Fatten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatten. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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