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gorged

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verb

past tense of gorge
1
as in stuffed
to fill with food to capacity we gorged ourselves on the four pies Aunt Martha had brought for Thanksgiving

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2
as in feasted
to eat greedily or to excess the kids began gorging on Halloween candy the minute they got back from trick-or-treating

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3
as in devoured
to swallow or eat greedily the ravenous dogs furiously gorged the scraps of meat

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Recent Examples of gorged
Verb
America’s Poison Centers’s national helpline receives more than 60,000 calls about possible vitamin poisoning every year, mostly from parents alarmed after their children have accidentally gorged on the chewy sweets. — Cat Rainsford, Popular Science, 23 July 2026 And while fans have been sated by the footballing feast, FIFA and its member associations have gorged on the tournament’s fruits. — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026 The Raiders gorged in a different way, blowing the center market out of the water with a massive, $27 million per year contract for Baltimore’s Tyler Linderbaum and rocketing toward the top of the league in money spent. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026 This means selling off many of the securities the Fed gorged on in a stair-step of crises over the last 18 years. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gorged
Adjective
  • There’s a too-much-ness to Street Fighter that extends beyond its tone to an overstuffed and awkwardly unfurled plot that sends characters scrambling in all directions to no particular end.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Advertised as a New York-style Jewish deli, The Kibitz Room in New Jersey has been serving up overstuffed sandwiches and traditional favorites since 1996.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • One resourceful guest made do with a powdered barrister’s wig, perhaps left over from a previous Halloween costume, while others stuffed balloons of varying sizes down their t-shirts.
    — Simone Cook, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Whether they’re stuffed with straw or not, there’s a lot of history propping them up.
    — Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • When the game was over, the Lakers had been feasted on by the Warriors, falling 112-95 game at Chase Center.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The severity of their exposure was corroborated by the short life of cats, who feasted on the factory’s omnipresent rodents.
    — Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Here are the best of the hundreds of novels King fans have devoured for decades.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 21 Oct. 2026
  • If the demons find out about her power, she will be devoured.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • By Wednesday evening, the intersection of the high rise was taped off and nearby streets were glutted with flashing police vehicles as officers with long rifles and dogs streamed into and out of the building.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The walls are glutted with oil portraits, and antiques sourced from l’Isle-sur-Sorgue are the real thing; staff are dressed in somewhat cumbersome costume (medieval-style bodices and straw boaters) but ever attentive.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • And as always, players swilled beer out of it in front of cheering crowds at the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • For live music, Feidiou 2 is a small rebetadiko, or traditional music cafe, known for its melancholic Greek folk music and meze bites swilled down with sharp swigs of tsipouro, a Greek version of grappa.
    — Anastasia Miari, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2024
Verb
  • Severity depends on the amount of bacteria that’s inhaled, the strain that’s involved and individual susceptibility, Vanrompay says.
    — Rachel Melegrito, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Apparently Robyn is the only one who has inhaled enough fresh air to recognize the friction.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But then there are other smart people who say the demand for intelligence will never be sated.
    — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • And while fans have been sated by the footballing feast, FIFA and its member associations have gorged on the tournament’s fruits.
    — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026

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“Gorged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gorged. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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