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fatten

verb as in grow or make bigger; nourish

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Adam worries over his physique, which he has tried to mold with Doritos, squats and a drug designed to fatten up livestock, “specifically sheep.”

Haitians have broken this social compact, the viral story goes, even going so far as to kill local ducks — ducks! — without first force-feeding them to fatten their livers, the latter being the civilized, Michelin-star method of killing and consuming the animal.

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"Did the vibes fatten you up or are they emotional Ozempic? I guess you’re right. You can’t feed your family on vibes. You can only feed your family on immigration fearmongering."

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Mountain goats deal with heavy snow, and have a short window of time to fatten up before the thick of winter.

Ratner said Pier 39 has become “essentially a gas station” for migrating sea lions, where — safe from natural predators such as orcas and great white sharks — they can rest, sunbathe and fatten up before going down to the Channel Islands for some summer love.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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