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
Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The 10 days off before back-to-back home games against the Jets (0-5) and Chicago Bears (2-3) would be ideal to help a new acquisition cram as much of the offense as possible.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Adam Ismail, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026
Many have crammed into the ever-tighter spaces of the country's capital where the bombs have not yet fallen.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The concept of those parties was to cram as many people as possible into a very small basement, encourage everyone to get totally wasted, and then unleash the sounds of Meltdown at pain level.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The 10 days off before back-to-back home games against the Jets (0-5) and Chicago Bears (2-3) would be ideal to help a new acquisition cram as much of the offense as possible.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
My old colleague Peter Holderith tipped this off a few years ago, actually—that automakers should stop trying to cram every feature into one megascreen and portion them out into localized panels that group similar functions together.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026
Many have crammed into the ever-tighter spaces of the country's capital where the bombs have not yet fallen.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cram
Noun
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The swarm of Gulfstreams, Phenoms and Challengers is straining Augusta Regional Airport.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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The power of drone swarms on battlefields has been witnessed in multiple wars to date.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Focusing on everyday shapewear, Yummie hugs instead of squeezes like traditional shapewear that can be extremely tight and constrictive.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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All movies need a 45-day exclusive theatrical window, because small and mid-budget movies that hit streaming sooner are getting squeezed.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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With Estévez sidelined, the Royals turned to Lucas Erceg to fill the closer spot.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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The celebrated restaurant in the Roma Norte neighborhood is most famous for its whole red snapper painted in vibrant swaths of red chile and green parsley sauces, but the menu is filled with must-try seafood (like the impeccable tuna tostadas).—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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After Frankel stuffed Stacey on a point-blank shot from the slot due to a Boston turnover, Stacey engaged in pleasantries with a pile of Fleet sweaters in front of the blue paint.—
Jason Cooke,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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Tyler Cameron happily stuffs his face at the launch of Panera's new salad stuffers during an intimate dinner in New York.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Greg Dubuque’s 40 drivers are in a constant diesel-devouring loop.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Coors Field has made Hall of Famers feign injuries, rookies beg for mercy, and used Lorenzen for dental floss after the Phillies devoured, in order, his curve, slider, cutter, changeup and sinker.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For another hour after his speech, his sixth that day, Magyar smiled for photos with members of the throng.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Behind yet another standout performance from Elliot Cadeau, who was named the Final Four’s most outstanding player, the Wolverines weathered a UConn run in the first half that had the massive throng of maize-and-blue fans in Indianapolis feeling nervous.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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Justin Topa gave up an infield single to Parker Meadows that loaded the bases before Zach McKinstry lined out to left field.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Woo had the Rangers following the same script on Wednesday, allowing only two hits through his first four innings of work, but the team got after the pitcher in the fifth and loaded the bases for Brandon Nimmo, who hit a weak grounder to first baseman Connor Joe.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Rue is again working for Laurie, now as a drug mule traveling to and from Mexico and regularly packing her stomach with dozens of balloons of powder, to pay off her $100,000 debt.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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That was where Wojciechowski was on a recent Sunday, packing to spend a few days in Augusta at the Masters.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Cram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cram. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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