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noun

Definition of cramnext
as in swarm
a great number of persons or things massed together battling the rush-hour cram in the subway

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verb

ˈkram How to pronounce cram (audio)
1
as in to squeeze
to fit (people or things) into a tight space tried to cram one more book into the backpack

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2
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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3
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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4
as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily the thoughtless guest crammed a dinner that had taken hours to prepare

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Recent Examples of cram
Noun
For that first model, Intel had even made a special version of its Core 2 Duo CPU with 60 percent smaller packaging, something that helped Apple cram an entire laptop into something that could fit in a manila envelope. — ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026 Her lips were forced back by a cram of crooked fangs. — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Verb
For now, courts are crammed with litigation over whether states can regulate prediction markets — or ban them — under state gambling laws that, among other things, cover casinos and sports betting. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 The Pro Max is the one that gets the attention, cramming near-power-bank levels of capacity into a fairly standard-looking smartphone. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cram
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cram
  1. swarm
  2. squeeze
  3. fill
  4. stuff
  5. devour
  6. throng
  7. load
  8. pack
Noun
  • There has been a string of alarming incidents in which swarms of rogue AI agents have hacked online platforms such as Hugging Face and surreptitiously communicated with one another on message boards.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
  • After realizing a swarm of AI agents broke out of testing and hacked rival companies, OpenAI paused AI training for new models and promised to strengthen its cyber defenses.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of swarm
Verb
  • Oil prices, meanwhile, continued to climb as fighting in the Middle East keeps squeezing the global flow of crude.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The price for a barrel of Brent crude went above $109 on Monday morning as fighting in the Middle East keeps squeezing the global flow of oil.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of squeeze
Verb
  • Meyer Turku Shipyard in Finland floated out the massive Hero of the Seas last Friday as the ship’s dry dock was filled with more than 90 million gallons of water overnight.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Those who bought a vase were able to bring it home filled with fresh flowers.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of fill
Verb
  • In Boston, each of the new 425-square-foot wellness rooms at the Dagny has a Peloton bike and a Technogym bench stuffed with dumbbells, elastic bands, and knuckle weights.
    — Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The museum is deceptively large inside, absolutely stuffed with items.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of stuff
Verb
  • Joscha Bach of the California Institute for Machine Consciousness, another AGI pioneer, says a truly intelligent system should not need to devour the entire Internet and consume vast amounts of computing power for even the simplest query.
    — George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Soon Drews noticed the speed with which her cheesecakes were devoured.
    — David Farley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of devour
Noun
  • With her high heels, bright smile, and entourage of millennial assistants and executives, Terekh stands out in her factory, where throngs of middle-aged men lug drone parts, wield power tools and chain-smoke cigarettes.
    — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Over the past few days, the people at the front of the lines have gradually moved closer and closer to the courtroom, to the point where the doors can barely open without bumping into a throng of people.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of throng
Verb
  • Once lake levels are no longer safe for the largest ships to pass, the Panama Canal Authority, the agency in charge of the canal, begins to restrict their maximum draft, meaning how deep into the water the ships sink when loaded.
    — Steven Paton, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The company detected the problem when the new hire’s workstation began loading malware.
    — Michael Engle, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of load
Verb
  • Saturday’s match may have been short on true quality but still packed a punch, with Wrexham furious that home substitute Ben Cabango was shown only a yellow card by referee Elliot Bell for a wild challenge on O’Hare.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Cinnamon and pecans pack the breakfast or snack bread with even more flavor.
    — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 6 Sep. 2026
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“Cram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cram. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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