as in swarm
a great number of persons or things massed together
battling the rush-hour cram in the subway
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as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
crammed his mouth with candy
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as in to stuff
to fill with food to capacity
one of those eating contests in which competitors attempt to cram themselves with as many hot dogs as they can in three minutes
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Recent Examples of cram
Storey Wertheimer, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
When people across the city cram into smaller spaces or take on roommates to afford housing costs, self-storage can often feel like a requirement — a second apartment for your stuff.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
About 100 students participated in the prank, which started with them entering his home under the cover of darkness, and culminated in him walking into a living room crammed with seniors, per WFMY-TV.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
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Noun
Suddenly, those who might otherwise ditch their textbooks over winter break start to cram.
—Storey Wertheimer, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
When people across the city cram into smaller spaces or take on roommates to afford housing costs, self-storage can often feel like a requirement — a second apartment for your stuff.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
The seven episodes leading up to The Audacity's season finale have been crammed with enough questions, conflicts, and conundrums to fill Hypergnosis' infinite database.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
About 100 students participated in the prank, which started with them entering his home under the cover of darkness, and culminated in him walking into a living room crammed with seniors, per WFMY-TV.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cram
Noun
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With the front line barely moving as swarms of drones hinder advances, both sides have sought an edge by launching long-range strikes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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On a recent Wednesday night, a swarm of teenagers on a class trip filed into a pristine theater at one of the world’s most vaunted cultural venues and sat down to solve a murder.—
Elahe Izadi,
Washington Post,
6 June 2026
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Attendees seemed keen to squeeze as much networking as possible out of the gala, often chatting with their associates and neighbors during speakers’ remarks.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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Fuel supplies squeezed Russian emergency services acknowledged Saturday that a fire had broken out at the oil depot in Krasnodar.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
Verb
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There was fruit, sandwiches, kimbap, beer, and cigarettes—enough to fill the day in quiet peace.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Studio had some formidable shoes to fill, replacing the eponymous and long-beloved French fine-dining institution that had defined special-occasion fine dining in Laguna Beach for more than twenty years.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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One, a pediatric ER doctor, wrapped his arm in a makeshift tourniquet and stuffed the wound to staunch the bleeding while others called for help.—
Los Angeles Times,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2026
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One, a pediatric ER doctor, wrapped his arm in a makeshift tourniquet and stuffed the wound to staunch the bleeding while others called for help.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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But treating salsa as just a snacky condiment to mindlessly devour while watching sports does this versatile staple a huge injustice.—
Becky Krystal,
Washington Post,
6 June 2026
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His public appearances away from work tend to happen organically, as people have devoured every peek into his world.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Walking among this throng of floating color balls is surreal and well worth the drive.—
Shauna Farnell,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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The attacks came as public officials and lawmakers have been planning to deal with throngs of visitors for the World Cup, which is slated to start next month with seven matches in Foxborough at Gillette Stadium.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
23 May 2026
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The iXi trolley uses two cameras and GPS that’s pre-loaded with maps of more than 40,000 courses to autonomously steer itself, with players able to issue commands via hand gestures or voice control.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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The Paragon finds home on a Ford F-350, but rather than load in a bunch of extras from the gate, Supertramp keeps the base price down by making those extras optional.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
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Regardless of who made the call, KSE took a man who left so many of us happy and smiling and told him to start packing.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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This quiet movie still packs a mighty punch—a timeless lesson in the power of empathy and nobility to melt seemingly insurmountable differences.—
Time,
Time,
10 June 2026
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“Cram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cram. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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