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
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
Antonoff really puts out as her producer, helping her cram the music full of nonstop twists and turns, with loads of Abba and Eurodisco.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
If Delta is right, the good times will keep rolling on for the premium occupants, while the masses crammed into coach can expect more of the same.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Moreover, the study’s methodology crams certain ideologies under one umbrella that otherwise would not fit neatly into a political classification.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
Antonoff really puts out as her producer, helping her cram the music full of nonstop twists and turns, with loads of Abba and Eurodisco.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
The development allows engineers to cram every radio part — receivers, filters, and transmitters — onto a single chip.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
If Delta is right, the good times will keep rolling on for the premium occupants, while the masses crammed into coach can expect more of the same.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cram
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By integrating them into a swarm, their impact increases dramatically.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Immediately, a counter AI bot swarm is launched.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Pull upward, squeezing the lat muscle in your upper back at the top.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2026
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Pour salt onto the stain, then squeeze lemon juice over top.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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In Fort Worth, Auberge Resorts Collection recently debuted Bowie House, filled with more than 700 works of art from the owner’s private collection.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In Spanish Harlem there was always a clutter of folk standing on the sidewalk, watching and paying witness to days filled with mayhem.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Wild goalie stuffed McDavid’s shot and got a stoppage.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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The mobilization is both semi-organized and overwhelming; the cafeteria’s walk-in refrigerator is stuffed with gallon jugs of milk and cartons of eggs.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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But these categories devour a strong showing from elder statesmen.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, Iran’s people have seen the rial fall from a rate of 32,000 to $1 just a decade ago — which has devoured the value of their savings.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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More than twenty‑five thousand people crowded into Shibe Park, including throngs of young people who made the gathering feel more like a festival than a political convention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Tuesday marks 40 years since throngs of Chicagoans braved subzero wind chills to welcome home the Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ballots from Georgia's 2020 election are loaded by the FBI onto trucks at the Fulton County Election Hub on Wednesday.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Once freed from the garbage, she was loaded onto a stretcher and brought to the aquarium.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Her dreams of late had all been like this, trying to pack without a bag or leave the house without her keys, trying to read without her contacts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Replete with fast cars, boats, guns, explosions and huge vaults, the teaser packs a lot into 90 seconds.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Cram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cram. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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