fattened

verb

past tense of fatten
as in filled

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  1. filled
  2. messed
  3. feasted
  4. dined
Verb
  • Next is nourishment, which is about making sure that the space created by the loss of your person isn’t only filled with pain.
    — Naomi Barr, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Burberry x Smythson notebooks are filled with Smythson’s signature blue lightweight paper, while the opening and closing pages feature a London map print inspired by the fall 2026 Burberry runway collection, or the house check.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of filled
Verb
  • That book really messed me up in the sense of nothing is promised.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Had a couple calls in here that messed it up a little bit, but that’s the game.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of messed
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  • The severity of their exposure was corroborated by the short life of cats, who feasted on the factory’s omnipresent rodents.
    — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But that isn't all; matter that isn't feasted upon is channeled to the poles of the black hole, from where it is blasted out as twin jets of plasma moving at near-light speed.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of feasted
Verb
  • Swift and Kelce dined at the Jane Hotel, which is located in the heart of the West Village in Manhattan.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2026
  • After the vigil, Mamdani dined at Palestinian restaurant Ayat on the Upper West Side.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of dined
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