as in gorges
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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Verb
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Once in Dun, Mathilda gorges herself on strange delicacies while assembling disparate pieces of Hermia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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In my experience, urgency devours strategy for breakfast, lunch and dinner.—
Allison Mais,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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And while average state surpluses over the past decade have surpassed that number many times over, Connecticut’s budget is subject to a spending cap that ties its own growth to household income and inflation.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
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As those temporary surpluses faded, homelessness spending fell sharply.—
Benjamin F. Henwood,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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At home, Jonathan Wright, director of the Indianapolis art museum's park and gardens, stuffs in the plants, stacks the pots, and lets everything grow.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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The chemical is particularly tough on the human respiratory system and, depending on how much a person inhales, MMA can cause everything from sore throats and cough to dizziness, nausea and, at the highest levels, damage to the nervous system, Kleinman said.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Oc Register,
23 May 2026
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Stylish excesses are dialed back as cleaner camerawork, steadier editing and Farrell’s tender narration let the character breathe, blending sci-fi curiosity with classic detective-story stakes.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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And some creators, like Yeezy, see their right to print guns as an essential bulwark against the darkest excesses of America’s current government.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel.—
Ben Coxworth
October 21,
New Atlas,
21 Oct. 2025
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But a February memo by the city’s budget director warned that still might not be enough to cover future overages.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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When measuring shrink, companies tend to look at it on a net basis, factoring in both overages and shortages.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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“Gluts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gluts. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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