as in to gorge
to eat greedily or to excess
one holiday when you're expected to pig out on junk food
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Recent Examples of pig out
The parting advice from her mother (an excellent, sparingly used Ariane Labed) is to wear her glasses, read everyday, and to not pig out.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pig out
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But gorging on pollen alone wasn’t enough to lengthen a life.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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With the third season of ‘The Vampire Lestat’–AMC’s series adaptation of Anne Rice’s iconic vampire novels of the same name–underway, viewers are once again gorging on a visual feast thanks to costume designer Lex Wood.—
Caroline Reilly,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Growing the right companion plants near milkweed can entice ladybugs, lacewings, and other beneficial insects to visit and feast on aphids.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2026
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Consider transplanting smaller plants farther away so that feasting birds will leave their messy droppings elsewhere.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
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“Pig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pig%20out. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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