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as in squeezing
to fit (people or things) into a tight space
tried to cram one more book into the backpack
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as in filling
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
crammed his mouth with candy
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as in gorging
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 inhaling
to swallow or eat greedily
the thoughtless guest crammed a dinner that had taken hours to prepare
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Recent Examples of cramming
Each story unfolds at a rapid pace, bouncing between provocative shots of eccentric people and cramming two distinct sets of warring neighbors into each half-hour episode.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
With the current contact period, during which coaches can visit recruits, ending Saturday and the following period not starting until mid-April, his team was busy booking charter flights and cramming seven days' worth of visits into four or five days.
—Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
For those who are able to board, cramming us together is unsafe, not to mention uncomfortable.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
More people and new developments are cramming into Florida’s last-remaining greenspace, Lindsey O’Donnell said.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Tens of thousands of residents are living with relatives, cramming into rental apartments or living in public buildings.
—Aref Tufaha, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
For two decades, 5-hour Energy, an energy drink sold in colorful two-ounce bottles in convenience store chains nationwide, has been the go-to booster for thousands of tired truckers and cramming college students.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Instead of cramming everyone into the condo, Reed, his wife and the rest of the family will spend the weekend at Lake Arrowhead in the San Bernardino Mountains.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
Operators are cramming more computing power into each server rack to meet the needs of AI and other high-performance computing applications.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2025
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
With the current contact period, during which coaches can visit recruits, ending Saturday and the following period not starting until mid-April, his team was busy booking charter flights and cramming seven days' worth of visits into four or five days.
—Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
For those who are able to board, cramming us together is unsafe, not to mention uncomfortable.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
More people and new developments are cramming into Florida’s last-remaining greenspace, Lindsey O’Donnell said.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Tens of thousands of residents are living with relatives, cramming into rental apartments or living in public buildings.
—Aref Tufaha, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
For two decades, 5-hour Energy, an energy drink sold in colorful two-ounce bottles in convenience store chains nationwide, has been the go-to booster for thousands of tired truckers and cramming college students.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
Instead of cramming everyone into the condo, Reed, his wife and the rest of the family will spend the weekend at Lake Arrowhead in the San Bernardino Mountains.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
Operators are cramming more computing power into each server rack to meet the needs of AI and other high-performance computing applications.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cramming
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The fall was aided by the cooling prices of gasoline, eggs, and beef, but rising costs for consumer goods like apparel, computers, and airfares suggest tariffs are still squeezing household budgets.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Instead, 2026 is about building both stylish and sensible outfits that can take you from the airport to the streets with maximum versatility without ever squeezing into tight, form-fitting fabric.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Before a fast, focus on filling up with fiber, fat and protein to sustain your body with energy during low-intake periods.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Thank you to all the countries that are filling the PURL program.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Feb. 2026
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And all those who find the Dodgers’ gorging offensive also tend to overlook that their spending provides real benefits as well.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Of all the schemes that humans have devised to keep sea lions from gorging on the salmon of the Columbia River basin, none has worked for long.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Your daughter breathes that same air, inhaling the virus directly into her respiratory tract.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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These new players were inhaling possibilities.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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His late-season struggles could be partly attributed to jamming his left knee while making a play near the right-field wall at Yankee Stadium on July 25.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Harvey capped the scoring by driving in from the left point and beating Braendli by jamming in the puck on the short side.—
John Wawrow,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2026
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Jones belabored this point as well, once again citing packing too much and how a broken zipper can quickly turn messy if security is unable to quickly re-pack your belongings.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Located in Willows, layoffs will hit all positions at the plant, including 60 packing operators, 20 Q-Pack operators and 16 warehouse workers.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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At a house party full of caviar, one of the women, while immersed in a motherhood quandary, asks another if there’s something psychotic and untoward in her devouring piles of tiny eggs.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Matias Cid, a 25-year-old student who lives in Penco, described fast-moving flames burning through the night and devouring homes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
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That’s hoovering up free cash flows and loading the companies with depreciating assets, radically altering many of the characteristics that have helped fuel the firms’ rise over the past decade.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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That’s hoovering up free cash flows and loading the companies with depreciating assets, radically altering many of the characteristics that have helped fuel the firms’ rise over the past decade.—
Jeran Wittenstein,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Cramming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cramming. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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