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fat

[fat] / fæt /


ADJECTIVE
containing an oily substance
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The obesity drug seems to reduce visceral fat, a harmful form of fat stored around vital organs, the trial showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

By keeping glycogen levels topped up, the body can rely on carbohydrates as its preferred form of energy, rather than fat reserves.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

She looks up at the image, admitting: “Look at me, I was a goddess. I had no idea. I thought I was fat, unfashionably curvy and unattractive.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

What you’re left with are little shards of savory excess, perfect for scattering over grain bowls, steaming congee, salads, pastas, anything that could use a jolt of salt, fat, and crunch.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

But Nim got another load and then another, till she had twenty fat coconuts heaped on the rocks, and then she hurled them into the water one by one.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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