gluts 1 of 3

present tense third-person singular of glut
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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gluts

2 of 3

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of glut, archaic
as in devours
to swallow or eat greedily it seemed that he could glut enough food to feed 10 men

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gluts

3 of 3

noun

plural of glut

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Noun
  • Are places with smaller gaps or with retirement income surpluses necessarily better places to retire?
    Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Later, those conservative projections produce surpluses that are used to pay down debt and lower taxes.
    Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The costs of certifying a building as exceeding legal requirements for energy efficiency, for example, are seen as high points not excesses because efficiencies serve another agenda.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Schnabel actually tones down the excesses.
    Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • DeSantis has argued that receipts far outpaced spending, alluding to unnecessary overages.
    Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • During this same period, MCTS' new financial tracking system found evidence of budget overages.
    Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Gluts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gluts. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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