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
  • In this approach, BESS handles rapid fluctuations within milliseconds, absorbing short-term surpluses or deficits.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
  • What regulated actual Southern credit markets, when bondpeople were used as collateral for loans, were surpluses from slave labor, not short-term fluctuations in slave prices.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Yet, in spite of its frequent excesses, The Hunger is perhaps the most introspective and mature film Scott would make.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Martin and Shellback take a lucrative existing sound and shuck the excesses.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other findings in the audit included unnecessary cost overages and yearslong project delays that were not documented.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • DeSantis has argued that receipts far outpaced spending, alluding to unnecessary overages.
    Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Gluts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gluts. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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