glut 1 of 3

as in to stuff
to fill with food to capacity prefers not to watch those nature programs where all they show are predators glutting themselves on the kill

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glut

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verb (2)

archaic
as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily it seemed that he could glut enough food to feed 10 men

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glut

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noun

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How is the word glut different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of glut are cloy, gorge, pall, sate, satiate, and surfeit. While all these words mean "to fill to repletion," glut implies excess in feeding or supplying.

a market glutted with diet books

Where would cloy be a reasonable alternative to glut?

The synonyms cloy and glut are sometimes interchangeable, but cloy stresses the disgust or boredom resulting from such surfeiting.

sentimental pictures that cloy after a while

When is it sensible to use gorge instead of glut?

Although the words gorge and glut have much in common, gorge suggests glutting to the point of bursting or choking.

gorged themselves with chocolate

When is pall a more appropriate choice than glut?

The meanings of pall and glut largely overlap; however, pall emphasizes the loss of ability to stimulate interest or appetite.

a life of leisure eventually begins to pall

How are the words satiate and sate related as synonyms of glut?

Both satiate and sate may sometimes imply only complete satisfaction but more often suggest repletion that has destroyed interest or desire.

years of globe-trotting had satiated their interest in travel
readers were sated with sensationalistic stories

When can surfeit be used instead of glut?

While in some cases nearly identical to glut, surfeit implies a nauseating repletion.

surfeited themselves with junk food

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Recent Examples of glut
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The alternative is drivers using their cars, which would only add to the traffic glut in Boston. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025 At the same time, the glut of ultra-fast fashion, driven by throwaway culture, is overwhelming waste management capacity. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to builder strategies, shifting home designs and a new construction glut the trend has flipped. Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 And while May is also a busy month for ESPN and TNT, which in late spring are glutted with live NBA and NHL playoff games, cable as a whole accounted for less than a quarter (24.1%) of all consumption last month. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for glut
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glut
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  • The case questions whether a homeowner is owed the fair market value or just the surplus from a tax auction sale.
    Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But in baseball, on paper is the only place where a team can consider itself as having a surplus of starters.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • While the boom in solar has reshaped India’s energy sector, a daytime oversupply — and insufficient batteries to store the excess power — has brought midday prices down to zero, sparking fears of cooling investor interest.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • If farmers are unable to sell all their soybeans, the crop remains stored for the next year, creating an oversupply that drags prices down even further.
    Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • Maybe the nuns could be transformed into spa therapists at a wellness retreat and the toxin explained away as a surfeit of matcha.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Lali is cheerful and spry, with a surfeit of energy—sprinting for no reason, flourishing her movements, meowing ten times in a row.
    Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The disease causes an overabundance of mucus, trapping infections and blocking airways in the lungs.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • This phenomenon is attributed to an overabundance of nutrient intake and the presence of invasive species such as crayfish and clams.
    Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Apply a thick paste to the stain and wait 10 minutes, then brush off the excess.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Lost in the drugs and the excess.
    Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • The 6,500-square-foot three-story contemporary is minimalist in decor but teeming with superfluities, including an elevator, a first-floor gym, a screening room, an infrared sauna and a master-bedroom walk-in closet bigger (and tidier) than my SoHo apartment.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 29 July 2025
  • After which, see its superfluity yet again relative to market entities that have long and capably filled central bank functions of providing near-term liquidity to the solvent, along with regulation to ensure sound operation based on those loans.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
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  • Lloyd showed off his athleticism from there, returning the pick 99 yards for a turn-the-tide touchdown.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Fall in South Florida is not marked by changing leaves, but by rising tides.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Glut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glut. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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