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Recent Examples of glutton
Ever a glutton for executive orders, Trump has signed nearly 70 so far.
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Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The Suns may thwart a fast break, but end up with a tiny guard trying to keep a glass glutton off the boards.
—Fred Katz, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
In the early 1980s, in the 1990s, returning like a malarial fever, the enemy was the Medfly, the Mediterranean fruit fly — pest, parasite, glutton for our golden harvests, despoiler of sunny citrus and rosy peaches, murderer of guacamole avocados.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Rough Road Bikes: A trio of steeds for the path less taken.
Road Runners: Six pairs of pavement gluttons.
—Christine Byrne, Outside Online, 14 July 2021
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Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The Suns may thwart a fast break, but end up with a tiny guard trying to keep a glass glutton off the boards.
—Fred Katz, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
In the early 1980s, in the 1990s, returning like a malarial fever, the enemy was the Medfly, the Mediterranean fruit fly — pest, parasite, glutton for our golden harvests, despoiler of sunny citrus and rosy peaches, murderer of guacamole avocados.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Rough Road Bikes: A trio of steeds for the path less taken.
Road Runners: Six pairs of pavement gluttons.
—Christine Byrne, Outside Online, 14 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glutton
Noun
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Lang and a handful of associates then carried the roasted pig, wrapped in tin foil, down York Ave.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Per the notice in the Star, at least 150 men were expected to attend, and a local man named John Bertermann provided the pigs for the evening.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Three barns were destroyed in the fire, and about 6,000 hogs and pigs were killed.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Bennington said the hog waste stored below the buildings was contained, with no concern for impacts on surrounding groundwater.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Glutton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glutton. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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