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verb

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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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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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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
Today’s Connections groups are... Yellow group — punch Green group — cram Blue group — companies named after animals Purple group — homophones of music genres What Are Today’s Connections Answers? Spoiler alert! Kris Holt, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024 Two Hands, along fast-developing Tennyson Street, is an Australian-style restaurant that crams fresh, healthy ingredients into satisfying bowls. Steve Knopper, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2024
Verb
This 2003 film, from the notoriously disreputable German director Uwe Boll, contained practically no coherent ideas, and its primary motivation seemed to be to cram as many bare breasts, exploding corpses and nu-metal songs into one movie as the Motion Picture Association of America would allow. Calum Marsh, New York Times, 21 May 2025 Hundreds of townspeople and visitors crammed into the red-brick Rhea County Courthouse to witness the trial. Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cram
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cram
Noun
  • Joseph Quinn’s Hellfire Club captain Eddie, a new fan favorite, sadly perished after being attacked by a swarm of Demobats in Episode 9.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 June 2025
  • These swarms are faster, more adaptive, and more resilient.
    Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • In some towns, utility poles were removed so the caravans could squeeze through.
    Angela Jackson, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Hundreds of people squeezed into the Jewish Community Center in Boulder, Colo., for a vigil that featured prayer, singing and emotional testimony from a victim and witnesses of the firebombing attack in the city’s downtown, after a federal judge blocked the deportation of the suspect’s family.
    Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • And in Harlem, stars gathered at the Apollo Theater for its 2025 Spring Benefit, rounding out a week filled with excellence, elegance, and undeniable Black star power.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 10 June 2025
  • Sun Valley is intended to be a retreat for hard-charging executives, filled with barbecues, bike rides and hikes.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 June 2025
Verb
  • No, Johnson wanted to talk about the, um, elephants (?) in the room, eventually making Fallon give her a tissue to stuff down the front of her outfit.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 June 2025
  • Seaweed is toasted to order, and the restaurant’s signature hand roll comes stuffed with blue crab, shrimp, salmon belly and cucumber.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • The main difference is that Anderson probably devours a more refined preparation of squab.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2025
  • Why Amazon Books Editors loved it: Both a nostalgic and fresh read, the team devoured the prequel.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • As part of the celebration, someone blew bubbles amid the throng of Pointers.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
  • On Tuesday, a massive throng of Palestinians overran the first GHF aid site in southern Gaza, tearing down some of the fencing and climbing over crowd control barriers.
    Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • Yankees starter Will Warren issued back-to-back walks to load the bases and was replaced by Brent Headrick.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 7 June 2025
  • After drawing three straight walks to load the bases for Miami, Forbes struck out consecutive batters to escape the jam.
    Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
Verb
  • The Tony ceremony was front-loaded and action-packed The Tonys didn’t give audiences much of a chance to get bored, packing the show with performances right out of the gate.
    Gordon Cox, Variety, 9 June 2025
  • The storms are packing pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 30 mph.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025

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“Cram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cram. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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